Twenty -two people who were attempting to illegally migrate to Australia by boat, were arrsted by Sri Lankan police.
The suspects were arrested on a tip off on Sunday in Puttalam, police told local media on Monday. The suspects are to be produced before court.
Sri Lankans, Iranians and Afghans are the largest national groups among more than 2,000 asylum seekers living on the Pacific islands nations of Nauru and Papua New Guinea, AP reported.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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