June 16, 2010 9:07 AM

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All 105 Indians, stranded in violence-hit Kyrgyz towns, evacuated

<br/>All the 105 Indians, stranded in violence-hit Southern Kyrgyz towns of Osh and Jalal-Abad, have been evacuated to capital Bishkek and will return to India in the next few days. The death toll in five days of ethnic clashes in the country climbed to 124.<br/><br/>The spokesperson of External Affairs Ministry Vishnu Prakash said in New Delhi that despite the heavy odds, the Embassy of India in Bishkek, in close coordination and support of the Kyrgyz authorities, managed to safely evacuate all the Indian nationals to Bishkek.<br/><br/>Asked about the discrepancy about the number of Indians who were safely rescued as the Ministry had given a figure of 116 Indians stranded, the sources said it was based on the initial assessment which included some Bangladeshis and Nepalese nationals also.<br/><br/>Mr Prakash said the Embassy has arranged for hostel accommodation and meals as possible under the circumstances for them in Bishkek.

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