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Türkiye evacuates 169 people from Lebanon amid Israeli attacks
Flight took off at 0600GMT with 169 passengers and scheduled to make its 1st landing in Cukurova and then in Istanbul
Busranur Koca |
17.10.2024 - Update : 17.10.2024
ANKARA
Türkiye evacuated 169 people from Lebanon amid continuing Israeli attacks, using a charter flight that left Beirut on Thursday morning.
The flight took off at 09.00 am (0600GMT) with 169 passengers and is scheduled to make its first landing in Cukurova and then in Istanbul, according to Foreign Ministry sources.
Earlier, the Turkish Navy ships evacuated Turkish citizens from war-hit Lebanon.
The ships evacuated 966 people, including 878 Turkish citizens and 24 from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
*Writing by Yasin Gungor
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