State Department, Pentagon offer to evacuate family members from Tokyo

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Breaking News Alert: State Dept., Pentagon offer to evacuate family members from Tokyo


March 17, 2011 12:56:06 AM
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The State Department announced Wednesday night that it would arrange charter flights to evacuate family members of U.S. diplomats from Tokyo and other parts of northern Japan. Undersecretary Patrick Kennedy said the flights may also be made available to private U.S. citizens who are unable to get flights out of the country.

The Pentagon said that it would extend the offer to eligible dependents of its officials as well. The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo will remain open, and the evacuations are voluntary, Kennedy said.

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