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Old boy Omar hails Sanawar school's Everest feat

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today congratulated a team of students from Lawrence School in Sanawar for scaling Mount Everest.

"Congratulations to the kids from Lawrence School #Sanawar for reaching the summit of Everest this morning. Great effort guys 'Never Give In'," Omar wrote on micro-blogging site twitter.Com.

Omar, who is an alumnus of the said school, noted that it was likely the first such institution to have launched a successful expedition to the world's tallest peak.

"If the information coming out is correct, #Sanawar is the first school to mount an #Everest expedition successfully," he said.

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First Published: May 21 2013 | 4:25 PM IST

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