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Tunisia sack boss Sabri Lamouchi after World Cup thrashing by Sweden

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LIVEThree Indian sailors killed by US missile near Oman, as US and Iran exchange strikesThe Indian government confirms that three sailors, missing after the strike on Wednesday, have died.