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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

British TV crew blocked from reaching Sri Lanka's former war zone

BY SHIHAR ANEEZ AND RANGA SIRILAL-COLOMBO Wed Nov 13, 2013
A demonstrator holds up a placard against British journalist and director Callum Macrae before his arrival to Bandaranayake International airport for the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Katunayake November 11, 2013.
A demonstrator holds up a placard against British journalist and director Callum Macrae before his arrival to Bandaranayake International airport for the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Katunayake November 11, 2013. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Reuters(Reuters) - British television journalists who have reported on war crimes allegations in Sri Lanka were stopped from reaching the north of the country on Wednesday by protesters who blocked their train, the TV station and local police said.

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