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Army: 2 soldiers dead in weather-related incident in Georgia

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FORT BENNING, Ga. (AP) — Army officials say two soldiers have died and three others were hurt in a weather-related incident during training in mountainous north Georgia. An Army spokesperson told WAGA-TV that the deceased soldiers, whose names have not yet been released, were part of a training program taking place Tuesday at Yonah Mountain. The injured were treated by Army personnel and transported to a hospital. Their conditions were not immediately available. Details about what happened have not been released. The soldiers were based at Fort Benning, elsewhere in Georgia.

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