Concern over radical relief group

[LiberalVoice]

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) -- An extremist Islamic group with alleged al Qaeda links has set up a relief camp on Indonesia's tsunami-stricken Sumatra island, raising concerns it could stir up sentiment against U.S. and Australian troops helping distribute aid.

The Laskar Mujahidin group posted a sign at its camp that read -- in English -- "Islamic Law Enforcement."

Its members said Thursday they had been collecting corpses, distributing food and providing Islamic teaching for refugees in the predominantly Muslim Aceh province.

The presence of the extremist group, known for killing Christians in a sectarian conflict elsewhere in Indonesia, has generated fears that U.S. military personnel and other Westerners doing relief work could become terror targets.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/06/aceh.radicals.ap/index.html