The Ministry of External Affairs said here on Tuesday that it is verifying the facts of the reports about 20 Indian nationals killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led alliance on fuel smugglers at a Yemeni port.
"We are ascertaining the facts about the reports," MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup told the media.
Around 20 Indians were reportedly killed in airstrikes on fuel smugglers by Saudi Arabia-led forces at Hodeidah Port in Yemen on Tuesday. The incident took place at al-Khokha near Hodeidah Port when two boats were hit in airstrikes.
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