39 Indians taken hostage by IS in Mosul alive: MEA

June 16, 2017 18:24

The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said that 39 Indians taken hostage in the Iraqi city of Mosul by the fighters aligned to the Islamic State of Iraq in 2014 are alive.

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Gopal Baglay told media that 'we are in touch with all countries that can help us'.

He, however, didn't say much on it by saying only that it was sensitive.

The Indians who were taken as hostages in Iraq's war-torn Mosul are unharmed and no demand has been made so far for their release. -- ANI

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