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Army: 10 killed by Tamil Tigers
 Sri Lanka is on alert following a bombing which targeted army chief. RELATEDYOUR E-MAIL ALERTSCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- At least 10 members of a paramilitary group were killed by Tamil Tiger guerrillas in a pre-dawn raid on Sunday, a spokesman for the Sri Lankan army said. The Tamil Tigers accuse the paramilitary group of cooperating with the army, a charge the paramilitary group denies. The attack took place in a camp in Welikada, north of Colombo. The incident is the latest in the upsurge of violence between government forces and the separatist Tamil Tigers. United Nations humanitarian teams in the country estimate that as many as 21,000 people have been displaced from their homes in an effort to escape that violence. People need "food, potable water, and protection" and "generally livelihood opportunities are severely affected for all displaced," according to a statement from the U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator in Sri Lanka. "It is expected that as tension subsides people will be able to start returning to their places of residence," the statement said. A tense cease-fire in the two-decade conflict deteriorated in recent weeks, with several violent incidents reported in the northern region of the country. The displaced people are in the Trincomalee district in the northeast, half in government-controlled and half in rebel-held regions. "U.N. agencies are starting immediately deliveries of aid to affected areas," and they are working with the government, non-governmental groups and the Red Cross, the statement said. 
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