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Op Sindhu: Another special flight brings back Indians from Iran; so far 1,428 evacuated

Op Sindhu: Another special flight brings back Indians from Iran; so far 1,428 evacuated

New Delhi, June 22 (UNI) As part of Operation Sindhu, another special flight arrived from Iran today, bringing 311 Indian nationals stranded in that country, amid the fighting with Israel. Another flight is expected to arrive later tonight.
With the current flight, so far 1,428 Indian nationals have been evacuated.

The MEA spokesperson said in a post on X:
“Operation Sindhu continues.
“311 Indian nationals arrived in New Delhi on a special flight from Mashhad at 1630 hrs on 22nd June.
“1428 Indian nationals have now been evacuated from Iran.”
On Saturday night, a flight had arrived bringing 290 Indian nationals back from Mashhad in Iran.
One flight is expected to arrive at 11.30 tonight, bringing back more Indian nationals.
India launched Operation Sindhu to evacuate its nationals from Iran and Israel, amid the raging fighting between the two nations.
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