Sri Lanka repatriates remains of 84 Iranians killed in US strike

Sri Lanka on Friday said it would hand over the remains of 84 Iranian sailors who died in US submarine strike on warship IRIS Dena. "All domestic procedures have been completed...Iranians are bringing a chartered aircraft for repatriation," Sri Lanka's spokesperson told AFP. Free one-month visas were granted to 32 sailors who survived and were rescued by the navy.

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