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Sri Lanka Court Orders Handover of 84 Iranian Sailors' Bodies to Embassy

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News18•11-03-2026, 15:15

Sri Lanka Court Orders Handover of 84 Iranian Sailors' Bodies to Embassy

•A Sri Lankan court ordered the handover of 84 Iranian sailors' bodies to the Iranian embassy.
•The sailors were killed in a US attack on the Iranian vessel IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka's coast.
•The bodies are currently stored in freezer containers at Galle National Hospital.
•Galle Chief Magistrate Sameera Dodangoda issued the order following a request by Galle Harbour Police.
•32 survivors from the incident were discharged and moved to a Sri Lanka Air Force base.

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