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Three skiers killed in avalanche in French Alps

Other News Materials 8 March 2009 14:44 (UTC +04:00)

Three French cross-country skiers have been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps, police said on Sunday, dpa reported.

The three victims, two men and a woman, came from Chambery, and died in the avalanche on Saturday. Police were alerted after other skiers spotted a ski pole sticking out from the snow and reported it.

French weather forecasters have warned of a high avalanche danger in the Alps.

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