India sends plane to Egypt to evacuate Indian citizens

India has sent one of state-run airline Air India's planes to Egypt to evacuate Indian citizens, the airline said on Sunday.

An aircraft left India at 1710 local time (1040 GMT) bound for Cairo, a destination to which the airline does not normally fly. "It has left for Cairo and it will carry about 380 people," the spokesman said. "As of now there are no requests for further flights." Around 3,600 Indians live in Egypt, Indian Foreign Minister SM Krishna said earlier on Sunday.