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Renowned mountaineer and former British Army soldier Nirmal Purja is among those killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan, his company has said.
Elite Expeditions shared the news on social media, saying it was with "profound sadness and immense heartbreak" that it confirmed Purja's death in Thursday's avalanche.
It also said that the other nine members of the expedition had died.
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Renowned mountaineer and former British Army soldier Nirmal Purja is among those killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan, his company has said.
Elite Expeditions shared the news on social media, saying it was with "profound sadness and immense heartbreak" that it confirmed Purja's death in Thursday's avalanche.
It also said that the other nine members of the expedition had died.