Indians stranded in violence-hit Kyrgyz cities evacuated

New Delhi, Jun 15 (PTI) All the Indian nationals
stranded in the violence-hit Southern Kyrgyz towns of Osh and
Jalal-Abad have been evacuated to capital Bishkek as the death
toll in five days of ethnic clashes climbed to 124.
"All the Indian nationals stranded in the southern
Kyrgyz towns of Osh and Jalal-Abad were safely evacuated last
night by air to Bishkek. They are expected to return to India
over the next few days. Flights out of Bishkek are operating
normally," a statement by India's Ministry of External Affairs
said here on Tuesday.
It said the airlift of the Indian citizens was
arranged by the Embassy of India in Bishkek with the active
cooperation and support of the Kyrgyz authorities.
According to Kyrgyz officials, 124 people have died
and as many as 1,685 people injured in the clashes since last
week. However, ethnic Uzbeks alleged that many more have been
killed and accused government forces of helping Kyrgyz mobs in
their deadly rampage. PTI PYK
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