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Sri Lanka to Repatriate Iranian Sailors' Bodies After US Attack Sinks IRIS Dena
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News18
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07-03-2026, 20:00
Sri Lanka to Repatriate Iranian Sailors' Bodies After US Attack Sinks IRIS Dena
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Sri Lanka will repatriate the bodies of Iranian sailors killed when the US torpedoed the IRIS Dena off Galle.
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84 bodies were recovered from the Iranian frigate, which was returning from a naval exercise in Visakhapatnam, India.
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Deputy Defence Minister Aruna Jayasekera confirmed the repatriation, with 80 bodies already identified after post-mortem.
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The government also addressed war's impact on food security, deciding to maintain strategic stockpiles of essential items.
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Food Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe assured fuel supplies until April end and mentioned replacing Iranian food items with Thai ones.
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