Sri Lankan navy arrests 17 asylum seekers

The Sri Lankan navy on Satruday arrested 17 asylum seekers who had attempted to flee the country in order to reach Australia, the Colombo Page reported.

Working on a tip off by Sri Lankan intelligence personnel, the navy made the arrest 40 nautical miles off Galle lighthouse.

"Due to the deployment of Sri Lanka Navy's regular patrols and its strong network of intelligence it is impossible to break the shackles of the Navy and flee free," the navy warned.

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