The 22 Greeks who were freed from the capital of Lebanon, Beirut, by a C-130 aircraft of the Air Force, which landed at the 112th Fighter Wing in Elefsina, are now on Greek soil.
The aircraft landed at 16.10, while at around 17.45 they passed the exit gate of the air base by bus, bound for Athens, where according to information it will stop at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The same warplane had earlier landed in Cyprus, where it disembarked 38 Cypriot citizens, whom it had also boarded from Beirut.
The Minister of National Defense Nikos Dendias had announced earlier that the rescue operation from Beirut of 38 citizens of the Republic of Cyprus and 22 citizens of the Hellenic Republic and for the entry of the C-130 aircraft of the Air Force into the Nicosia FIR was successfully carried out.
“Congratulations to those who contributed to the business” added Mr. Dendias in the same post.
In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the 22 Greeks who were repatriated from Beirut
The 22 Greek nationals who were freed from Beirut and repatriated by a special C-130 flight that landed at the 112th Fighter Wing in Elefsina arrived at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at 18.30.
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