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India: Indian Sailors Rescued From Houthi Rebels In Yemen Thank PM Modi
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NEW DELHI, 27 April 2022, (TON): Seven Indian sailors, who were recently rescued from Houthi rebels in Yemen, expressed their gratitude to the Narendra Modi government for safely bringing them back to India.
The Indians were among 14 foreigners who were taken captive when the Houthi rebels seized the UAE-flagged merchant vessel Rwabee in the Red Sea on January 2.
The External Affairs Ministry said “the sailors were freed with Oman assistance from the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital of Sanaa and reached India from the Omani capital Muscat where they were transferred on a plane belonging to the Royal Air Force of Oman."
Mohammed Munwar Sameer Shaikh, one of the rescued sailors told media "we were stuck there for almost three and half months.”
He said “Indian government, our Prime Minister, and the Indian embassy rescued us after tough negotiations. We thank them from the bottom of our hearts."
Shaikh added "people from four other countries were also rescued along with us by the Indian government.”
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