Two RMAF aircraft to evacuate Malaysians from strife-torn Yemen


KUALA LUMPUR: Two RMAF Hercules C130 aircraft have been delpoyed to evacuate Malaysians from Yemen amid the escalating violence, said Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein on Monday. 

The Defence Minister said one aircraft has arrived in Djibouti and another dispatched to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). 

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