The 40 Indians abducted in Iraq are safe and are in a government building, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday.
“The 40 men are safe … When the situation normalizes, we will try to get them released,” she said after meeting a delegation of families of seven of the Indians. The minister didn’t disclose their location.
The workers, employed by a Turkish construction firm, were kidnapped in Mosul, one of the cities taken over by Sunni insurgents.
Families of seven of the 40 Indian workers kidnapped in Iraq met external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday and urged the government to ensure the return of their kin.
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