A special flight (IAF C-17 Globemaster) comprising crew, medical team and support staff before their departure from Hindan airbase for Tehran to airlift Indian citizens, in Hindan, Monday, March 9, 2020. (
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The aircraft brought back 31 women, 25 men and two children as well as 529 samples for investigation
The Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 Globemaster aircraft with Indians evacuated from Coronavirus-hit Iran landed at Hindan Air Force Station on Tuesday morning.
“The C-17 returned from Iran to Hindan airbase this morning with 58 Indian citizens onboard. The Indians who have returned from Iran will be quarantined at Hindan,” the IAF said.
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