A Sri Lankan court ordered the release...
A Sri Lankan court ordered the release of 17 Indian fisherman, and the nation’s foreign minister announced that India is returning a Sri Lankan patrol boat and its seven-member crew. The 17 men have been held for nearly three months on charges of poaching in Sri Lankan waters. Foreign Minister A.C.S. Hameed said the patrol boat and its crew will be returned to Colombo. The Indian navy seized the boat and crew Jan. 11, saying the vessel fired on fishermen in India’s territorial waters.
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