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All Indian nationals will be evacuated from Yemen, assures Sushma Swaraj

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External affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday assured that all Indian nationals would be evacuated from strife-hit Yemen.

Swaraj took to twitter to share her assurances.

"We shall evacuate all Indian nationals from Yemen. Nobody will be left behind for want of travel documents," she posted.

Earlier in the day, the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that 488 Indians had been evacuated from Sana'a, while a further 182 were rescued from coastal town Ash Shihr.

This followed the rescue of 439 Indians by the Indian Navy's guided-missile destroyer INS Mumbai from Yemen's port city, Aden on Saturday.

The Ministry of External Affairs said 179 citizens from 17 countries were also evacuated by the Indian Navy.

 

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First Published: Apr 05 2015 | 7:56 PM IST

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