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<p>At the start of April, an RAF Voyager, returning from the Falklands as part of
the South Atlantic Airbridge, repatriated a number of British nationals who had been
stranded in Senegal. They were picked up whilst the aircraft was refuelled in West
Africa.</p><p>The Royal Air Force remain on standby to support where necessary. The
Ministry of Defence has already returned 131 British nationals on 11 flights from
seven countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ukraine, Kenya and Afghanistan;
the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is thankful for this support.</p>
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