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NEW DELHI, April 10 (AFP) - The Indian government on Sunday asked Indians in Rwanda to be ready for evacuation from the central African state where an all-out civil war loomed as rebel forces marched on the capital Kigali.
A foreign ministry spokesman said Indians have been asked to prepare for "immediate evacuation" from Rwanda where some 1,000 people have died and thousands wounded in clashes between rival Hutu and Tutsi tribes.
The spokesman added that all Indian nationals in Rwanda were reported to be safe.
"The Indian high commissioner (ambassador) in Kampala is in touch with foreign governments as well as with the Indian community to ensure the latter's safety," he added.
Thousands of Indians quit Uganda during Idi Amin's dictatorial regime and migrated to other states of the continent including Rwanda. Kampala now wants them to return and resettle in the eastern African nation.
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