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Escape from Tehran: Indonesian evacuees recall final hours in Iran

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Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono (foreground, centre) with citizens evacuated from Iran at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on March 10.

Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono (foreground, centre) with citizens evacuated from Iran at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on March 10.

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JAKARTA – When bombs from the United States-Israeli strike against Iran started falling on Tehran, 69-year-old Zulfan Lindan chose to do what many other Indonesians living in the country have yet to do: Ask to be evacuated back to Jakarta.

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