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Copter crash, aftershock hinder relief in Aceh BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Monday (Reuters) A powerful aftershock and a U.S. helicopter crash on Monday rattled massive relief operations for victims of the tsunami and earthquake in Indonesia's Aceh province but not for long. A U.S. military Seahawk crashed near the crowded airport at the provincial capital Banda Aceh, the hub of the huge effort to help millions of people whose lives were crippled by the Dec. 26 tsunami and earthquake. Officials said all on board the helicopter were taken to hospital but no one had died. The U.S. military briefly halted all helicopter flights taking aid to the interior, but soon resumed the operations. Earlier in the morning, panic-stricken people in the devastated city fled from their homes and shelters after a 6.2 magnitude aftershock hit at 5 a.m. (2200 GMT Sunday), officials and residents said. "There has been no report of casualties and we're still gathering more data," said Sutiono, an official at Indonesia's meteorological bureau. |
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