:00:00. > 3:59:59more throughout the evening on the BBC News channel. We are back with
:00:00. > :00:10.Good evening. Three former soldiers the late
:00:11. > :00:14.Good evening. Three former soldiers from the North East and Cumbria held
:00:15. > :00:18.in an Indian jail since last October have been released on bail. They
:00:19. > :00:21.were in a group of six men working on a private US`owned anti`piracy
:00:22. > :00:28.support vessel when they were arrested.
:00:29. > :00:32.It has been an anxious wait for Lisa Dunn. News that her brother Nick had
:00:33. > :00:42.been released from jail in Hndia came by e`mail just after eleven
:00:43. > :00:53.o'clock. I am so happy that he is out now. I am elated. We got a phone
:00:54. > :01:00.and he has talking to ourselves and he said all he wants is a nhce cold
:01:01. > :01:03.drink. I think that is the first thing he is going to do.
:01:04. > :01:06.This is the moment he and fhve other British soldiers were arrested last
:01:07. > :01:08.October, whilst working for an American security company. They were
:01:09. > :01:16.charged with illegally entering Indian waters and illegally carrying
:01:17. > :01:25.firearms. Those conditions were horrendous. He said no innocent man
:01:26. > :01:29.should ever have to ensure that the last six months the innocent men
:01:30. > :01:31.have ensured. Bailed to Chennai, Nick Dunn,
:01:32. > :01:40.together with all those reldased, has to report to a police station
:01:41. > :01:45.twice a day. It has been a huge step forward, but that is all thd way to
:01:46. > :01:49.go. It is not over yet. The next step is to quash the
:01:50. > :01:50.charges and the motion for this has already has been