An aid convoy to Vaharai in eastern Sri Lanka has been forced to turn back because of fierce fighting between government forces and the Tamil Tigers.
Each side blames the other for the fighting, which has left around 30,000 people in desperate need of supplies.
Aid agencies have being trying frantically to bring relief to the town of Vaharai for much of the past month.The clashes come just a day after the rebel leader, Prabhakaran, said Tamils must push for an independent state. More >>
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