DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
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Virakesari: Iranian warship sunk in US attack; incident occurred early yesterday morning near Sri Lankan waters; 83 bodies recovered; 32 in hospital Thinakaran: “Many rescued with injuries in international waters; suspected to be those from the Iranian ship” – Navy spokesperson | Puttalam Base Hospital under the Health Ministry; arrangements for developments as well |
Thinakkural: “Many rescued with injuries in international waters; suspected to be those from the Iranian ship” – Navy spokesperson | Puttalam Base Hospital under the Health Ministry; arrangements for developments as well Thamilan: An Iranian warship was dramatically sunk in the sea near Sri Lanka! A US submarine attacked; 101 people died; 78 people were injured | “We rescued them on humanitarian grounds!” – Minister Vijitha’s explanation regarding the Iranian ship | “How did the Iranian ship arrive?” – Namal MP asks |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: In the seas off the coast of Southern Sri Lanka: A submarine attack on an Iranian warship: 80 dead, 68 missing: “We attacked the ship” — The US states: the 32 that were saved by the Sri Lanka Navy, admitted to the Karapitiya Hospital; ship completely destroyed, leaving behind a large oil slick in the sea Divaina: America attacks an Iranian vessel in the sea off the coast of Galle: 180 have been aboard, others missing in action: a vessel that can launch missiles into the sky: “a US Navy submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian naval vessel” — US Defence [War] Secretary Pete Hegseth: Sri Lanka Navy saves and hospitalises 32 on humanitarian reasons Mawbima: This newspaper was unavailable at the time of publishing FrontPage
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Dinamina: 35 rescued from distressed Iranian warship 40 nautical miles off Galle port: operation by Navy – Karapitiya Hospital security tightened; “The Iranian ship was sunk by a submarine attack” – US Defence [War] Secretary Aruna: US responsible for strike on Iranian warship near Sri Lankan waters; “the ship was sunk even though they tried to hide” – US Defence [War] Secretary Pete Hegseth; lives of 32 aboard the ship, saved Anidda: This paper is published only on Fridays |