16 Indians evacuated from Iraq

New Delhi, June 20: Sixteen

have been evacuated from

, the government said on Friday.

Eight Indians were pulled out of Baiji and eight more from Anbar province in the violence-hit country, the external affairs ministry said here.

"Of the 120 Indians in affected areas, 16 have left (for India) so far," ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin told the media.

IANS