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7 from TN arrive from strife hit Yemen

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Press Trust of India Chennai
Seven persons from Tamil Nadu arrived here tonight from strife hit Yemen, airport officials said.

They said the seven men, all from Kanyakumari, had arrived here from Mumbai by a Jet Airways flight.

They were received at the airport by state government officials and their relatives.

Arrangements had been made to send them by buses to their destination tomoroow, they said.

India had launched a massive air and sea evacuation operation late in March to bring back its nationals stranded in Yemen. The air evacuation concluded on April 9 after more than 4,700 Indians and nearly 1,000 foreign nationals belonging to 41 countries were brought home.
 

In addition, Indian naval vessels also evacuated over 1,670 Indians from Aden, Al Hudaydah and Al Mukalla ports in Yemen since March 31.

Yemen has been witnessing fierce battle between Saudi-led coalition and Shiite rebels.

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First Published: May 01 2015 | 10:42 PM IST

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