Sri Lanka repatriates 40 Iranian sailors

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Sri Lanka has repatriated 40 Iranian sailors who were brought ashore from stranded merchant vessels off the southern coast for medical treatment, the Daily Mirror reported. Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath told the newspaper that all 40 crew members received medical attention in the country before departing for Iran on Saturday morning. The sailors were aboard merchant ships located approximately 24 nautical miles