110 Students Evacuated From Iran, Board Flight to New Delhi

The students, including 90 from Kashmir, were evacuated to Armenia from Iran on Tuesday

- Mir Ehsan

SRINAGAR: A flight carrying 110 Indian students, evacuated from Iran, will reach Delhi on Wednesday night.

The 110 students, including 90 from Kashmir, were evacuated to Armenia on Tuesday.

The government of India had made all the arrangements for the return journey of all these students. These students had left Tehran on Monday and Tuesday morning towards the religious city of Qom.

"Approximately 110 Indian students from Urmia Medical University, including 90 from the Kashmir Valley, and others from different Indian states, successfully crossed the border into Armenia on Tuesday. We have spoken to the students, who safely reached the Armenian capital, Yerevan, and were accommodated at their designated hotels," said Nasir Khuehami, convenor of Jammu and Kashmir Students Union.