Sri Lanka repatriates Iranian sailors after US torpedo attack
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- Category: Europe
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-24 07:59 UTC
- Sources: BBC World News, Deutsche Welle
238 survivors of the attack on Iranian vessel Iris Dena were sent home by Sri Lanka. Reuters reports that they had been stranded for weeks.
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