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Sri Lankan court orders handover of 84 Iranian sailors’ bodies to embassy officials

The bodies of 84 Iranian sailors currently held at a hospital in Galle are to be handed over to Iranian diplomatic officials, following a ruling by a Sri Lankan magistrate this morning.

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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

COLOMBO : As per Sri Lankan media reports, Sameera Dodangoda, Chief Magistrate of Galle, ordered the Director of Galle National Hospital to release the bodies to officials from the Embassy of Iran in Sri Lanka.
The order was issued on Wednesday morning after a request by the Galle Port Police to the Galle Chief Magistrate’s Court.

The bodies are currently being stored in two mobile cold storage units located on the hospital premises.

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