Aid Workers Flee as Fighting Intensifies

Foreign aid workers began pulling out of Ambon, Indonesia, as deadly fighting between Christians and Muslims intensified. Three Muslims and one Christian were killed in riots near the local airport, a hospital official said. The increasingly unpredictable situation has forced at least 10 members of international aid missions to evacuate the town, a military spokesman said. The departure of the aid workers leaves embattled Maluku province with no assistance from foreign nongovernmental organizations. The killings bring to 37 the number of dead since clashes started again last week.