Kochi: The 29 Indians, including six families from Kerala, rescued after being stranded in strife-torn Libya, arrived at the Cochin International Airport on Thursday.
The Indians had sought help from the government of India to rescue from the disaster zone.
Prime Minister Modi had the announcement about their return during an election rally help near Ernakulam two days back. The BJP-led NDA government has been 'very proactive' whenever Indian nationals are in distress, he said referring to the rescue of nurses in Libya and of Fr Prem from the clutches of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The government had also succeeded in getting commuted the death sentence of five Tamil Nadu fishermen languishing in Sri Lankan prison, he added.
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