Aceh aid workers warned of attack

Aceh aid workers warned of attack

AUSTRALIA: Foreign aid workers helping tsunami relief efforts in Indonesia could be the target of militant attacks, Australia warned in a travel advisory Saturday.

Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Australia had received new intelligence its nationals could come under fire in Aceh and Northern Sumatra.

"New information (has been) received by the government concerning possible terrorist planning for attacks against foreigners involved in relief efforts in Aceh or other areas of northern Sumatra," Downer said in a statement.

The Australian government is working closely with Indonesian authorities and other governments involved in the relief effort to address this new threat information.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is on a visit to Aceh, said there was no evidence that militants were planning attacks on foreign relief workers but urged them to notify authorities about their movements. -- AFP