Following drone attack, flight carrying MP delegation circles Moscow's sky
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Chennai: The flight bringing an Indian MP delegation to Moscow, led by DMK leader Kanimozhi, had to circle in the skies for a while owing to a drone strike, but it eventually landed safely.
Kanimozhi was leading a group of MPs sent by the Centre as part of an international outreach following Operation Sindoor, a military offensive aimed against terror launch sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. According to sources close to Lok Sabha member Kanimozhi, the flight had to circle in mid-air.
"It circled in the air and later landed and there was a delay of 45 minutes. She (Kanimozhi) landed safely," sources close to Kanimozhi said here on Friday, PTI reported.
The multi-party delegation landed in Moscow on Thursday night on the first leg of a five-nation tour to sensitise the international community on Pakistan-sponsored cross-border terrorism, a month after the Pahalgam attack in which 26 people were killed.
At the Domodedovo International Airport, Kanimozhi and members of her team were received by Indian Ambassador Vinay Kumar and other officials.