Tuesday, April 14, 2015

India evacuates embassy staff from Yemen capital


India evacuates embassy staff from Yemen capital






  • Indians evacuated from Yemen File Photo



India on Tuesday evacuated all its staff from its embassy in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, days after wrapping up a massive rescue operation under which over 4,700 Indians were brought home from the war-ravaged country.


“We have evacuated our embassy staff from Yemen today,” External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said .India had closed down the embassy in Sanaa on April 9 after winding up the air evacuation. India had also evacuated nearly 1,000 foreign citizens from 41 countries.


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