Bodies of two Indians killed in Abu Dhabi blasts to succeed in Amritsar Friday

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The our bodies of the 2 Indians who have been killed in a suspected drone strike in Abu Dhabi on January 17 will attain India tomorrow. at All the formalities have been accomplished, and the our bodies can be delivered to Amritsar on Friday.

Indian Ambassador to the UAE Sunjay Sudhir tweeted on Thursday night that the embassy in Abu Dhabi “completed all formalities for repatriation of mortal remains of 2 Indians deceased in Jan 17 incident”. He stated, “Remains attain Amritsar tomorrow morning. Highly recognize the fullest assist prolonged by Govt of UAE & @AdnocGroup. Tied up with Punjab Govt for native assist.”

The authorities has not disclosed the identities of the 2 victims.

A complete of three individuals had died within the incident, of which two have been Indian and one was a Pakistani nationwide. Six extra individuals had been injured, of which two have been additionally Indians.

The assault, for which UAE has blamed the Yemen-based Houthi group, has been referred to as “unacceptable” by India. UAE’s international minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan had referred to as India’s External Affairs Minster S Jaishankar on Tuesday and “conveyed the deepest condolences of the UAE Government on the death of two Indians” and had additionally “assured that the UAE Government would extend the fullest support to the families of the deceased”.

Jaishankar had “condemned the terror attack in the strongest terms” and “emphasised that in this day and age, such an attack on innocent civilians was completely unacceptable and against all civilized norms”. Jaishankar had “appreciated the immediate assistance provided by UAE authorities to the Embassy in responding to this tragic situation,” the Ministry of External Affairs had stated in a press release.

Jaishankar had additionally conveyed “India’s strong solidarity with UAE in the face of such an attack” and stated given India’s “principled position against terrorism, India will stand with UAE in international forums on this issue”.

Abu Dabhi police had discovered components of a small aircraft that might presumably be a drone on the websites of the explosions. In a press release on the day of the assault, which befell at a facility of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, UAE had blamed the Houthi militia for “targeting of civilian areas and facilities on UAE soil” and stated that these accountable “can be held accountable”.

A Houthi group spokesperson had claimed accountability for the assault.

Indians are the most important ethnic group within the UAE, with an expatriate neighborhood of round 3.5 million. Indians account for practically 30 per cent of the nation’s inhabitants, and roughly 15 per cent of the diaspora is within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, in accordance with the Indian Embassy in UAE.

Yemen’s Houthi group has taken accountability for a number of assaults on Saudi Arabian oil services previously. The UAE is a part of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen preventing Houthi rebels.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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