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Sri Lanka repatriates 238 Iranian sailors stranded after US ...

More than 200 Iranian sailors left stranded in Sri Lanka after a US torpedo attack are returning home after being stuck in the country for more than a month. On Wednesday, Sri Lanka’s Deputy Defence Minister, Aruna Jayasekara, confirmed 32 sailors rescued from the Iris Dena and 206 from Irins Bushehr, had left the country. […]

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Sri Lanka repatriates 238 stranded Iranian sailors: minister - NAMPA

Sri Lanka has repatriated 238 Iranian sailors stranded in the South Asian country after one of their warships was torpedoed by a US submarine, a minister told AFP on Wednesday. Deputy Defence Minister Aruna Jayasekara said 32 sailors rescued from the IRIS Dena -- a frigate attacked on March 4 just off Sri Lanka -- and another 206 from the IRIS Bushehr left on Tuesday. A few sailors from the IRIS Bushehr are staying back to operate the vessel, bu...

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