New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- The Indian Embassy in Libya has facilitated the return of 18 Indian nationals from Benghazi after being stranded in the city for several weeks, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said this week. It is learnt that the Indians were lured to the Libyan city by fake recruitment agents.

"The Embassy of India in Libya facilitated the return of 18 Indian nationals from Benghazi, Libya. They would be arriving in India tomorrow (Feb 7)," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X.

"They had gone to work in Libya & had been stranded for several weeks. The Embassy worked closely with the local authorities and assisted the Indian workers with required authorization and travel documents," he said, adding that the I...