TEHRAN, June 22 - 17 Iranian sailors returned home from Somalia.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The 17 Iranian sailors captured last October because of illegal entry to Somali territorial waters returned home on Thursday.
Each of the sailors was sentenced to two year of imprisonment and fines following a decree by a local Somali court.
They were released following efforts made by Iranian Foreign Ministry and Iranian Embassy in Kenya.
They were transferred first to Kenya and then headed to Iran.