War crime claims re-emerge in Sri Lanka
When troops crushed the Tamil Tigers, allegations of mass killings arose, but officials reject calls for an inquiry.
Rahul Radhakrishnan Last updated: 07 Feb 2014
In March 2009, in a small town in the north of the island, hundreds of Sri Lankan Tamils had formed a queue to collect kanji, a boiled rice-porridge dish, which was being distributed by a charity later found to have ties with armed groups.
Then the explosions began.
"I remember that one shell fell adjacent to the food distribution line, and when it exploded the shrapnel hit many civilians who were standing in line," said one eyewitness.
"I remember seeing many dead bodies... A number of these dead bodies were elderly people and children."
