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Monday 13 Apr 2015 - 10:34 Makkah mean time-24-6-1436  (Google image) Sanaa, (IINA) - Two Russian planes have evacuated over 300 people, including Russians and foreign citizens from Yemen, as thousands of foreign nationals are struggling to leave the country.
The Two planes flew out of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, with each aircraft carrying about 150 passengers. The airplanes are firstly heading to Cairo, before carrying onto Moscow, which will be their final destination, Russia Today’s Paula Slier reports.
One of the planes has already touched down in the Egyptian capital and is already bound for Moscow.
There were nationals of various countries on the plane including an American national who was evacuated by the Russians, Slier said.
A complete evacuation of the Russian embassy from Yemen hasn’t been planned “yet”, although the consular department has recently stopped functioning, RIA Novosti reports.
From its side, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says it managed to evacuate a further 143 foreign nationals from Yemen and aims to continue its mission.
"The operation was a success and paves the way for continuing the evacuations of more than 16,000 nationals who are stranded in Yemen," the IOM said in a statement.
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