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Yemen crisis: Govt. doing everything to evacuate Indians, assures Sushma

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ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : Mar 29 2015 | 3:07 PM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said the government was doing everything to evacuate Indian nationals from strife-torn Yemen at the earliest.

"We are doing everything to evacuate our people from Yemen at the earliest by all routes - land, sea and air," Sushma said on Twitter.

The Externals Affairs Ministry had earlier shared the numbers and the email address of the 24-hour Control Room set up to monitor the situation in Yemen.

The helpline numbers were -- 91 11 2301 2113, +91 11 2301 4104, +91 11 2301 7905.

The External Affairs Minister had also warned Indian citizens against travelling to Yemen, where the situation continues to be fragile, and said the county's embassy in Sana'a will provide help to everyone.

Saudi-led coalition war planes have struck pro-Iranian rebels in Yemen with the Islamic kingdom threatening to send ground troops which could potentially initiate a broader sectarian conflict in the Middle East.

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Earlier, Houthi rebels backed by allied army units seized Yemen's largest al-Anad air base on Wednesday from forces loyal to President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.

The Security Council had also released a statement expressing unanimous support to President Hadi, who has sought refuge in the southern port city of Aden after fleeing the capital Sanaa in February.

Instability has steadily been rising in the nation, where al-Qaeda and Islamic State sympathisers also pose a threat.

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First Published: Mar 29 2015 | 2:59 PM IST

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