35 people from the aid ships were flown into Athens with a Greek aircraft.
Officials of the Greek Air Force announced that 31 Greek citizens, 3 French and 1 US American activist landed at the Elefsina military airport close to Athens. Another 6 Greek volunteers had previously returned to their home country.
An activist group was already at the airport, shouting slogans in support of Palestine when the C-130 aircraft was landing.
Besides the relatives and activists, politicians also attended the homecoming. Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas, Members of Syriza, Theodore Dritsas, Litsa Amanatidis LAOS MP, J. Korantis and Sofia Sakorafa.
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