Iran says the bodies of dozens of sailors killed when the US attacked and sank its frigate ‘IRIS Dena’ off the coast of Sri Lanka will soon be returned to the country.
According to international media, Al Jazeera, in a statement reported by Fars News Agency, the army’s public relations office said 84 of the 104 bodies had been identified and would soon be transferred back to Iran.
The statement added that the repatriation was being carried out with the efforts of Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the cooperation of the Sri Lankan government. (Newswire/ Al Jazeera)
