39 Indian hostages in Iraq killed |
The 39 Indian citizens kidnapped in 2014 by ISIS in Iraq were killed, confirmed India`s external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj in the Rajya Sabha. A deep penetration radar has confirmed the death of the hostages who had been taken from Mosul. Their mortal remains were exhumed and sent to Iraq`s capital Baghdad for DNA sample verification. We got information that DNA samples of 38 people have matched and DNA of the 39th person has matched 70 percent, she said.Now, with the deaths confirmed, Swaraj said the Indians` mortal remains will be brought back to India by Union minister of state for external affairs, VK Singh. Most of the 39 killed were from Punjab and were working on projects near Mosul when they were kidnapped during their evacuation.
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