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The Austrian army speeds up the evacuation of its nationals from Egypt

Nicolas Gros Verheyde
(credit: Austrian army)

A second rotation of an Austrian Air Force Hercules C130 aircraft repatriated 62 citizens (59 Austrians, 2 Australians and 1 German) on Wednesday night. Were present on board, in assistance, a doctor and a military psychologist.

Three more C-130s are ready to evacuate more people from Egypt, the ministry said in Vienna.

Nicolas Gros Verheyde

Chief editor of the B2 site. Graduated in European law from the University of Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne and listener to the 65th session of the IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense Nationale. Journalist since 1989, founded B2 - Bruxelles2 in 2008. EU/NATO correspondent in Brussels for Sud-Ouest (previously West-France and France-Soir).

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