"The sailors were killed when IRIS Dena was torpedoed on March 4 just off the coast of Sri Lanka, in a move that extended the ongoing Middle East war to the Indian Ocean, and has been criticised as a flagrant violation of international law."
"Sri Lanka is repatriating the remains of 84 Iranian sailors who died when their frigate was sunk nine days ago by a United States submarine torpedo attack, as it sailed in international waters far from the theatre of war, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said."
"The 32 sailors who were rescued by our navy will remain in Sri Lanka, Rodrigo said. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) had been contacted regarding the injured sailors, but they were not involved in the repatriation of the bodies, he added."
The Iranian frigate IRIS Dena was sunk on March 4 by a U.S. submarine torpedo attack in international waters off Sri Lanka's coast, killing 84 sailors. Sri Lanka's navy rescued 32 survivors who will remain on the island. The country is repatriating the 84 bodies via chartered Iranian aircraft. A second Iranian warship, IRIS Bushehr, with 219 crew members, was allowed into Sri Lankan waters and is being repaired by Sri Lanka's navy. Of the 32 rescued sailors, 22 have been discharged and are held at an air force base. Sri Lanka is currently hosting 251 Iranian sailors total and will treat them according to its treaty obligations.
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