All the Indian nationals in the violence hit southern Kyrgyzstan have been safely evacuated. 116 Indian Nationals who were stranded in Osh and Jalal-Abad towns were evacuated last night by air to Bishkek. They are expected to return to India over the next few days. According to External Affairs Ministry, the flights out of Bishkek are operating normaly. The airlift of the Indian citizens was arranged by the Embassy of India in Bishkek with the cooperation of Kyrgyz authorities.According to Kyrgyz officials, 124 people have diedand as many as 1,685 people injured in the clashes since lastweek. However, ethnic Uzbeks alleged that many more have been killed and accused government forces of helping Kyrgyz mobs in their deadly rampage.
News On AIR | June 15, 2010 1:14 PM
All Indian nationals safely evacuated from violence hit southern Kyrgyzstan