DONNA KELLEY, CNN ANCHOR: Overseas an agonizing wait comes to an end as passengers and crew of a hijacked Russian plane return home. Turkish and Russian passengers are being welcomed to their countries today after a traumatic and deadly ordeal. CNN's Steve Harrigan is with us in Moscow for a live report with the latest on the homecoming -- Steve.</s>STEVE HARRIGAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Donna, a very emotional reunion here in Moscow just a short time ago. 121 passengers were brought back. The government sent a plane to Saudi Arabia to bring them back home. And just after talking to investigators they were let go, now, to meet with their family members. Along with those passengers came the body of one of the flight attendants on board, a 27 year-old young Russian woman. She was killed during the three-minute raid that the Saudi commandos undertook to free those hostages. Now, many of those freed hostages are calling this flight attendant a hero.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): Many, things to the crew and especially to the stewardess. She did all she can and even more. She's a real hero.</s>HARRIGAN: The Russian government has been placing the blame for this hijacking on Chechens. Russia's been fighting a war in the breakaway republic of Chechnya for more than a year. Mr. Putin called this hijacking a tragedy in a very emotional speech to the people. As far as the hijackers themselves go, one was killed during the raid. Two, right now, are still being questioned in Saudi Arabia, but the Russian government is pushing hard for extradition. They want these hijackers to face justice on Russian soil -- Donna.</s>KELLEY: Steve Harrigan in Moscow, thanks very much.
Russian, Turkish Hostages Returned to Families