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A section of Zillertal Alps in Austria where five climbers died in accident. Photo: Getty Images
Five German climbers were killed and a sixth seriously injured after an accident in the Austrian Alps on Sunday, rescue services said.
The accident occurred below the Mannlkarscharte pass, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) south of the central city of Salzburg, when a rope came loose after one of the group skidded while climbing on a glacier at an altitude of 3,000 meters.
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