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US condoles death of 39 Indians abducted by ISIS in Iraq

The US on Wednesday offered its “deepest condolences” on the death of 39 Indian nationals abducted by ISIS in Iraq,…

PTI | Washington | March 21, 2018 8:53 am

US condoles death of 39 Indians abducted by ISIS in Iraq

Gyan Kaur (C) reacts to the confirmation of the death of her husband Balwant Rai in Khan Ke village some 20kms from Jalandhar. The bodies of 39 Indian construction workers kidnapped in Iraq in 2014 by the Islamic State group were found in a grave in the village of Badush, northwest of the city of Mosul, and taken to a local organisation for DNA testing. (Photo: AFP)

The US on Wednesday offered its “deepest condolences” on the death of 39 Indian nationals abducted by ISIS in Iraq, saying it stands with the people of India in condemning the murders.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj yesterday told Parliament in New Delhi that the 39 Indians abducted in 2014 by the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in Mosul city were dead and their bodies had been recovered.

“We offer our deepest condolences. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims,” a State Department spokesperson told PTI responding to a question on the discovery of a mass grave with the bodies of the Indian construction workers.

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“We stand with the people of India in condemning these murders,” the spokesperson said.

The northern Iraqi city of Mosul has now been liberated from the ISIS. The bodies of Indian workers were found buried near the village of Badsuh, which is in the northwest of Mosul.

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