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Citizens fleeing Yemen arrive in Moscow
[ 03 April 2015 10:23 ]
Baku – APA. Two planes that Russia had sent to Yemen to evacuate its citizens from the conflict-torn country landed at the Chkalovsky Airport in the Moscow Region, APA reports quoting RIA Novosti.
There were 162 people on board the first plane. Apart from 120 Russian citizens, the aircraft was carrying several nationals of other countries. Travellers from Russia, Azerbaijan, Poland, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Yemen, Belarus and Ukraine were all aboard the flight.
The second plane landed just a few hours after the first one. The second plane evacuated about 150 people, including Russian, Belarusian, Polish, Ukrainian and Yemeni nationals.