Kerala nurses reunite with family in Kochi
Update: 2014-07-05 18:17 IST
Kochi: The special Air India plane carrying 46 Indian nurses who were freed by militants in Iraq on Friday evening landed in Kochi at 11:57 am today. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and anxious families of the nurses received them at the airport.
The plane has also brought back over 100 other Indians who were trapped in the war-torn country. Earlier this morning, the flight stopped in Mumbai briefly for refueling.