March 20, 2018 / 5:14 AM / Updated 2 hours ago

Russia says 79,702 civilians evacuated from Syria's eastern Ghouta

Reuters Staff

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - The total number of civilians, mostly children, who have been evacuated from Syria’s besieged eastern Ghouta district since the start of a humanitarian operation has risen to 79,702, Russian defense ministry said on Tuesday.

A man reacts as he hugs a child during evacuation in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, in Damascus, Syria March 19, 2018. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh

It said in a statement posted on its website that on Monday, 6,046 civilians left the district via humanitarian corridors.

Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Michael Perry

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