The World : Peace Convoy Turns Back

The Veterans Peace Convoy, rebuffed by federal agents as it tried to carry aid to Nicaragua across the U.S.-Mexican border, turned around and headed for Washington as supporters prepared to challenge the government action in court. Eight activists were briefly detained and four vehicles were impounded earlier in the day as the 37-vehicle caravan with about 30 tons of food, medicine and clothing was stopped at Laredo, Tex., by U.S. Customs officials. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has told the convoy’s organizers, camped in Laredo since June 7, that the cargo may be taken to Nicaragua but that leaving the vehicles there would violate a U.S. trade embargo.