Saw missiles, heard bombs in neighbourhood: Students recall Iran-Israel conflict

New Delhi "We saw missiles in the sky and heard bombs in our neighbourhood... We were petrified," said MBBS student Mir Khalif, his voice still trembling with fear, as he stepped out of the Delhi airport after being evacuated from war-hit Iran under Operation Sindhu.

Khalif arrived in the national capital early Thursday in the first evacuation flight carrying 110 Indian students of the Urmia University of Medical Sciences in Iran's Urmia city as part of the special operation launched by the Indian government in response to the escalating Iran-Israel conflict. Khalif described the experience in Iran as a nightmare and thanked the Indian government for evacuating them.

"We saw missiles and heard bombings. It was a war zone. Our building shook during the attacks. I hope no student has to face what we did," he said.


Varta, a resident of Kashmir, recalled the fear she lived through. "We were the first ones to be evacuated. The situation was critical. We were terrified. We thank the Indian government and Indian embassy. "When the Indian government came to our doorstep, it felt like home," she told PTI Videos.