First evacuation plane from Libya landed in Beijing

Updated: 2011-02-25 06:01

By Sun Peng (chinadaily.com.cn)

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After 10 hours flight, the first chartered plane sent by the Chinese government to evacuate its nationals from Libya landed in Beijing early Friday morning. More than 200 Chinese people returned to their homeland.

Video: Sun Peng
Reporter: Ai Yang
Producer: Flora Yue

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