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Father Tom Uzhunnalil Rescued From ISIS' Clutches In Yemen: 5 Things To Know

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He will be flown to Kerala later in the day. INFO/IANS. PIC/www.catholicfocus.in
He will be flown to Kerala later in the day. INFO/IANS. PIC/www.catholicfocus.in
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According to reports in Thiruvananthapuram, the priest was flown from Yemen to Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman. PIC/youtubenews telegram
According to reports in Thiruvananthapuram, the priest was flown from Yemen to Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman. PIC/youtubenews telegram
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 Deputed to work with the Missionaries of Charity in a home for the elderly in Aden, Uzhunnalil was kidnapped by the IS on March 4, 2016, during a raid in which four nurses, including an Indian, and 12 others were killed. PIC/ Twitter
Deputed to work with the Missionaries of Charity in a home for the elderly in Aden, Uzhunnalil was kidnapped by the IS on March 4, 2016, during a raid in which four nurses, including an Indian, and 12 others were killed. PIC/ Twitter
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"I am happy to inform that Father Tom Uzhunnalil has been rescued," she tweeted. PIC/ Twitter
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Catholic priest Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was abducted in March last year allegedly by terrorists in Yemen, has been released, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday. PIC/Sushma Swaraj Twitter account.
Catholic priest Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was abducted in March last year allegedly by terrorists in Yemen, has been released, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday. PIC/Sushma Swaraj Twitter account.
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