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Two Amarnath pilgrims killed in rockfall

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IANS Srinagar
Last Updated : Jun 29 2014 | 5:45 PM IST

Two pilgrims were killed Sunday in a rockfall near the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

The two were identified as Suresh Yadav, 35, resident of Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, and Tara Singh, 26, resident of Punjab's Bathinda.

"The accident occurred when the Yatris were nearing the cave shrine this morning. Stones rolled down the rocky mountainside hitting and killing the two yatris," a police officer said.

"The Yatra is, however, continuing normally," the officer added.

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First Published: Jun 29 2014 | 5:40 PM IST

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