- Title: Evacuees from Niger arrive in Rome
- Date: 2nd August 2023
- Summary: ROME, ITALY (AUGUST 2, 2023) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PLANE CARRYING EVACUEES TAXIING ON TARMAC (NIGHT SHOT) OFFICIAL (NIGHT SHOT) PLANE ON TARMAC (NIGHT SHOT) VARIOUS OF EVACUEES DISEMBARKING (NIGHT SHOT) VARIOUS OF EVACUEES LEAVING TERMINAL EVACUEES SPEAKING TO JOURNALISTS MAN LOOKING ON (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) BIANCA GHISELLI, DOCTORS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (MEDU), SAYING: ""It is a fragile context but this has always been a fragile context. So obviously this is a complex situation, it is a tense situation that we hope will be resolved as soon as possible but it is not something that I personally can say could end." VARIOUS OF EVACUEES AT TERMINAL VARIOUS OF AMERICAN EVACUEES LEAVING TERMINAL (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHARGE D'AFFAIRES OF U.S. EMBASSY IN ROME, SHAWN CROWLEY, SAYING: "No, no, they said they had a very traumatic experience, so please let them go, okay? But we would like to thank the government of Italy for everything that they have done. So it's really been fantastic to have the citizens brought to safety. And so now I know that they're looking after the Italian citizens and we're looking after the American citizens. Thank you very much." AMERICAN EVACUEES GETTING INTO BUS (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHARGE D'AFFAIRES OF U.S. EMBASSY IN ROME, SHAWN CROWLEY, SAYING: "They are of course very tired and they have just left a crisis zone, but they are very happy that the Italian people and the Italian government were able to help them. Thank you so much" VARIOUS OF EVACUEES LEAVING TERMINAL AND GETTING INTO BUS
- Embargoed: 16th August 2023 06:30
- Keywords: EVACUATIONS ITALY NIGER
- Location: ROME, ITALY
- City: ROME, ITALY
- Country: Italy
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Military Conflicts
- Reuters ID: LVA001156601082023RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: An Italian military plane carrying 87 evacuees from Niger, where a coup d'etat took place last week, arrived in Rome early on Wednesday (August 2).
Some 36 Italians, as well as 21 U.S. citizens, four Bulgarians, two Austrians and one citizen each from Britain, Niger, Hungary, Senegal, and Nigeria were on the plane, as well as military personnel.
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told RAI public broadcaster that some Italian civilians decided to stay in Niger, and added that the Italian embassy in Niamey would remain open.
Italy has about 300 troops in Niger as part of counter-insurgency and military training missions, but there has been no announcement of them being evacuated.
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