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'Operation Kaveri': Third batch of 135 stranded Indians leaves Sudan for Jeddah
Updated On: 26 April, 2023 08:40 AM IST | Jeddah | ANI
Earlier, naval vessel INS Sumedha reached Jeddah port with 278 evacuated passengers
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Stranded Indians queue up to board INS Sumedha as they are leaving violence-hit Sudan for Jeddah under `Operation Kaveri`, in Port Sudan. Pic/PTI
The third batch of another 135 stranded Indians, aboard the second IAF C-130J aircraft, left strife-torn Sudan on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, received the second batch of the 148 evacuated Indians as the first IAF C-130J reached Jeddah airport on Wednesday. Earlier, naval vessel INS Sumedha reached Jeddah port with 278 evacuated passengers.
"#OperationKaveri in full swing. The second IAF C-130J flight departs Port Sudan for Jeddah, carrying another 135 passengers. This is the third batch of evacuees under #OperationKaveri," MEA tweeted. Earlier on Wednesday, the Ministry of External Affairs tweeted that 121 passengers left by the IAF C-130J aircraft. However, the MoS MEA later tweeted saying 148 Indians were evacuated in the second batch.
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