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Indians taken hostage by Islamic State in Mosul are alive: Sushma Swaraj
February 08, 2016
The 39 Indians taken hostage by Islamic State more than one-and-a-half-years ago from Mosul in Iraq were alive, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told their families, based on her recent meetings with Arab and Palestinian leaders who indicated to this effect.
Swaraj, who had sought a meeting with the families which is the ninth since the abduction of these Indians in June 2014, also assured them that the government was "fully and continuously engaged" and "every possible effort" was being made to ensure their release.