Sri Lanka Repatriates Iranian Sailors After US Attack
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- Category: Sports
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-15 06:00 UTC
- Sources: BBC World News
238 Iranian sailors who were stranded in Sri Lanka after a US torpedo attack have been repatriated. The survivors of the attack on the Iranian vessel Iris Dena, which claimed the lives of 104 people, were among those sent home.
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