Evacuation of Polish citizens from Middle East conflict zone continues
A group of 13 Polish citizens evacuated from Iran landed in Warsaw on Thursday morning after a group of 154 people who left Israel arrived in the Polish capital the day before, the foreign ministry has said.
The second group of evacuees got on a flight from Azerbaijan after travelling to the country's capital, Baku, by road, while the first, which included 130 Polish nationals, departed on a plane from Egypt.
Israel launched a massive aerial attack on Iran on Friday morning, targeting the country's nuclear and military facilities, and killing top military commanders and nuclear scientists in an effort to cripple the country's ability to develop nuclear weapons. Iran retaliated, launching a wave of drones and ballistic missiles at Israel and the exchange of blows has since continued.
The Polish foreign ministry said on the X platform on Thursday that "a group of people that left Tehran arrived in Poland after 6am on a commercial plane."
Yet another group of about 65 evacuees from Israel was expected to arrive in Poland later on Thursday. They were set to depart on a plane from Jordan, the ministry said, but added that the exact time of the arrival could not be given as the take-off would depend on the security situation in the region. (PAP)
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