AMMAN, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Jordan on Wednesday sent a military plane carrying humanitarian aid to Lebanon and evacuated 12 Jordanians from the country.

The aircraft, the tenth in the series of Jordanian aid flights, was welcomed by the Jordanian ambassador to Lebanon, Walid Al-Hadid, and Brigadier General Ahmad Saadeh, representative of the Commander of the Lebanese Army, the state-run Petra news agency reported.

The aircraft, sent by the Jordanian Armed Forces in coordination with the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization, carried food, relief supplies, medicines, and medical equipment.

The Jordanian ambassador said 12 Jordanians returned to Amman due to the current situation in Lebanon.

So far, a total of 102 Jordanians registered on the embassy's special evacuation platform have been flown out of Lebanon.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, 3,305 Jordanians have returned to the Kingdom from Lebanon since August. Enditem

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