Gunfire, blast rattle aid workers

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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (CNN) -- Gunfire broke out in the city of Banda Aceh, while a deadly blast shook an area where relief workers are helping out in Sri Lanka, raising concern about the safety of foreign aid groups helping tsunami survivors.

The gunfire, which was heard near the U.N. headquarters in the provincial capital of Aceh, Indonesia, before dawn on Sunday, woke aid workers who have poured into the city, but hurt no one.

The shooting, which some police blamed on rebels waging a separatist campaign in Aceh province, underscores the threat to scores of foreigners helping survivors of the December 26 tsunami.


I wondered how long it would last. Now the aid workers not only have to deal with total devestation, but war as well.

on edit: added link, sorry.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/09/asia.tsunami/index.html