The incident occurred on Friday night when the shell landed in the apartment complex in Libya's Sabratha city.
Kottayam:
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 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.
On 25 March 2016 around 4 pm Mrs Sunu Sathyan an Indian nurse from Kerala and her son Pranav were killed when a rocket their apartment. /2
- Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) March 26, 2016
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.We have got in touch with her husband Vipin Kumar. There are 26 more Indians working in Zawiya hospital. /3
- Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) March 26, 2016
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