The return of Sri Lankans from Christmas Island to Colombo overnight on a government charter jet has fuelled speculation that Australian Border Force has intercepted a suspected asylum vessel in the past week.
A plane chartered by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection has left the Australian territory in the early hours of yesterday morning with about 20 people some of them guards and interpreters onboard.
Sri Lankan nationals were led up the steps of the plane with a guard on each side.
