Sources say submarine attack on Iranian ship leaves 101 missing

A submarine attack on an Iranian 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.

It was unclear who attacked the ship, which the sources said has now sunk.

A ​Sri Lankan navy spokesman said the report of 101 people ​being missing was not true, and that 32 people ⁠injured in the incident had been rescued by Sri Lankan ​navy and were under treatment in hospital.