April 26, 2023
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A C-27J Spartan transport aircraft carrier of the Hellenic Air Force landed at the Tanagra air base northern Athens short after 4 o’ clock on Wednesday afternoon. On board were 16 Greek nationals, 1 Greek-Cypriot woman, 9 Romanians and 8 Finnish who were evacuated from Sudan.
Among the evacuees who arrived safely in Greece were also several children.
Shortly before the C-27J’s arrival, another C-17 aircraft left from Elefsina air base in Attica to evacuate Greek and other European citizens from Sudan, via Aswan, Egypt.
13 more Greeks and their families members evacuated from Sudan on Tuesday night and arrived with German evacuees’ transport to Amman, Jordan. Among them is also the Bishop of Nouvia, Savvas,
The Greek Air Force will bring them to Athens probably Thursday morning.
European and non-European countries keep flying foreign citizens out of the country in civil war during a fragile 72-hour cease-fire agreement , while local Sudanese try to flee on foot, vehicles and vessels.