Mumbai: An IAF plane carrying 190 Indian nationals evacuated from Yemen landed here today, in the government's first major mission to rescue Indians stranded in the strife-torn nation.

The evacuees, which included nurses and workers, among others, reached home in a special flight, thus bringing an end to their about a week-long ordeal. The Indian Air Force's C-17 Globemaster, carrying them landed at around 3:25 AM at the city's international airport here.