Hundreds of Indians on Thursday arrived home from the war-torn Yemen. The Indian navy deployed three ships, INS Sumitra being one of them, in support of the evacuation operation of Indians in Yemen.
BJP leader Kirit Somaiya thanked the Indian government and Indian Air Force for the rescue operation.
PMO’s office said PM Modi had spoken by telephone with King Salman of Saudi Arabia and requested Riyadh’s “support and cooperation in the evacuation of Indian citizens from Yemen”.
The Government has issued a series of warnings this year to Indian nationals to leave Yemen, the last of them shortly before Saudi Arabia launched air strikes last Thursday against Iranian-allied Houthi militiamen.
Indians returning from Yemen said the situation was grave there. Meanwhile, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya thanked the Indian government and Indian Air Force for the rescue operation.
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