Sushma: Will spare no efforts to rescue priest missing in Yemen

March 06, 2016 06:03 pm | Updated September 06, 2016 10:10 am IST - New Delhi

India will spare no efforts to rescue father Tom Uzhunnalil, who has gone missing in Yemen after the Islamic State attacked a care home run by Missionaries of Charity.

“Yemen is a conflict zone. We do not have embassy there. But we will spare no efforts to rescue father Tom Uzhunnalil,” External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted.

Ms. Swaraj also corrected the number of Indians killed in the attack from four to one.

Gunmen stormed the refuge for the elderly on Friday, killing a Yemeni guard before tying up and shooting 15 other employees.

Four foreign nuns, including an Indian, working as nurses were among those killed.

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