Oct 15 (NHK) - A South Korean military aircraft has arrived at a military base near Seoul, carrying 51 Japanese among more than 200 evacuees from Israel.
The South Korean military had sent the plane to Tel Aviv to bring home its citizens who wished to escape fighting between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
The plane left an airport in Tel Aviv on Saturday and arrived in South Korea around 11 p.m. the same day, by way of Sri Lanka.
The flight was carrying 163 South Koreans. As there were some vacant seats, 51 Japanese and six Singaporeans were able to board the plane.
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