COLOMBO, April 15 (Reuters) - Over 200 Iranian crew members from two warships who were rescued by Sri Lanka have been sent back to their homeland, a top official said on Wednesday.Sri Lanka rescued 32 Iranian crew from the warship IRIS Dena on March 4 after it was hit by a torpedo from a U.S. submarine. The ship was returning from a naval exercise organised by India, amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.Sri Lanka also rescued 208 crew from a second vessel, IRIS Booshehr on March 5 that had also requested assistance from Colombo after it ran into engine trouble.
Iranian crew members return home from Sri Lanka
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