New Delhi: As many as 237 Indians returned from Libya early on Sunday at the Inidira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in New Delhi, bringing the total number of evacuees from the troubled country to 528, news agencies reported on Sunday.
The first batch of 291 people from Tripoli landed here late last night in an Air India flight, which touched down at the IGI airport after a nearly 8-hour flight from the Libyan capital.
Minister of State for External Affairs E Aahmed and foreign secretary Nirupama Rao had received the passengers who were helped by Resident Commissioners of 12 states, including Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and officials of External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs Ministries at the T2 International terminal.
The total number of Indians in Libya is estimated to be 18,000.
The Ministry of External Affairs and Delhi International Airport Limited made arrangements for the arriving passengers in the in-operational Terminal 2.
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