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West Asia war: Found bodies of Iran sailors killed in US attack, says Sri Lanka
Updated On: 05 March, 2026 08:56 AM IST | Colombo | Agencies
The Sri Lankan Navy said it received information that the ship was in distress, and it sent ships and air force planes on a rescue mission
Rescue workers search for victims after a strike on a building in Tehran’s Enghelab Square. PIC/AFP
Sri Lankan authorities on Wednesday said that they have recovered some 80 bodies of Iranian sailors killed after a US submarine attack that sank an Iranian naval ship off the island’s southern coast.
Sri Lanka earlier said its Navy rescued 32 Iranian sailors from the distressed Iranian frigate — IRIS Dena — in the southern waters early on Wednesday. The frigate was carrying around 180 sailors.
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