Aid finally arrives in besieged Syrian town

Trucks carrying food and medicine have entered a besieged Syrian town near the Lebanese border as part of a large-scale UN-supported aid operation in the country.

An Associated Press team saw three trucks enter Madaya, where a group of residents had gathered, hoping to receive desperately needed assistance.

The town, about 24km north-west of Damascus, has been blockaded for months by government troops and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.