A United States (US) submarine attack on an Iranian Navy ship off the coast of Sri Lanka has left at least 101 people missing, one dead and 78 injured, sources in Sri Lanka’s navy and defence ministry told Reuters on Wednesday.
The US CENTCOM released video of the attacked ship, which has now sunk.
Sri Lanka’s foreign minister told parliament earlier in the day that the navy had responded to a distress call from the ship and launched rescue operations at 6:00 a.m. (1230 GMT).
“What we know at this point is that 79 people were rescued and brought to the hospital and one of them was seriously injured. Another 101 are believed to be missing and the vessel has sunk,” a Sri Lankan navy source, who declined to be named as he was not authorised to speak to the media, said.
The sources said one of the people brought to the hospital had died.
The U.S. and Israel launched a wave of strikes against Iran, targeting its leadership and military assets in an attack that risked sparking a wider conflict in one of the most economically sensitive regions in the world.
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