The incident occurred on Friday night when the shell landed in the apartment complex in Libya's Sabratha city.
Highlights
- Sunu and her 18-month-son were killed in the incident.
- Sunu had moved to Liby in 2012 after her marriage.
- Government has contacted her husband: Sushma Swaraj
A Kerala nurse and her son were killed in a shell attack on their residence in Libya's Sabratha city, officials said today.
The incident occurred on Friday night when the shell landed in their apartment complex. Sunu and her 18 month son were there, while her husband Vipin was outside.
According to reports reaching Kottayam, the attack killed the two and a few others who resided in the same complex. Vipin and Sunu -- the nurse couple, after their marriage in 2012, had left for Libya.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj confirmed the deaths and implored people to move out of conflict zones.The office of Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told news agency IANS that they are making efforts to reach out to people in Libya to find out the latest situation.