India's embassy in Riyadh and consulate in Jeddah are working with airlines and tour operators to bring home Indian Umrah pilgrims stranded by Houthi attacks on Saudi airports, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday, The Hindu reports.
A ministry spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, said about 3,000 pilgrims had returned to India on available flights over the past week. Indian airlines including IndiGo, Air India and Akasa Air cancelled flights after attacks on airports including Riyadh and Dammam, and the MP Asaduddin Owaisi said about 4,000 pilgrims were affected.
The ministry condemned attacks on civilian and energy sites in Saudi Arabia. Separately, India's embassy in Yemen said it was seeking details after reports that a boat carrying 14 Indian nationals came under attack near the Bab al-Mandeb strait.
Source: The Hindu
