IAF rescues 121 people from unprepared airstrip in Sudan in midnight operation
In a two and a half hour midnight operation from war-torn Sudan, a C-130J aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) rescued 121 people from a small airstrip at Wadi Sayyidna, which is about 40 km North of Khartoum on the night of 27/28 April. The passengers included medical cases, including a pregnant lady, besides those who had no means to reach Port Sudan, the IAF said.