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India has evacuated all citizens from Syria who wished to return home after rebel forces in the Arab nation toppled the government of President Bashar Assad. Unrest in the country led to the collapse of the Syrian government on Sunday as rebels seized control of the capital, Damascus. After this, many other important cities and towns in Syria were captured.
Four Indians evacuated from Syria reached Delhi airport amid political turmoil in Syria. Expressing happiness on their arrival in India, he appreciated the efforts made by the Indian Embassy to ensure their safe return. India has evacuated all citizens from Syria who wished to return home after rebel forces in the Arab nation toppled the government of President Bashar Assad. Unrest in the country led to the collapse of the Syrian government on Sunday as rebels seized control of the capital, Damascus. After this, many other important cities and towns in Syria were captured.
While talking to journalists after reaching Delhi, an Indian citizen said that I had gone there 15-20 days ago. We didn’t know this would happen. The Indian Embassy evacuated us. First they took us to Lebanon, then to Goa and today we have reached Delhi. We are happy that we reached our country. The Indian Embassy helped us a lot. They brought us by bus from Syria to Lebanon. Then, they brought us to Goa by flight and then they brought us to Delhi. The Ministry of External Affairs, in its weekly media address, said that we have evacuated all Indian nationals in Syria who wished to return home following the recent developments in that country. So far, 77 Indian nationals have been evacuated from Syria.
External Affairs Ministry official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters that personnel from the Indian Embassy in Damascus accompanied them to the border, after which India’s mission in Lebanon received them and ensured their immigration. Jaiswal said the embassy had made arrangements for his accommodation in Beirut and his return home.
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