Gangs Zaire

Zairian gangs looted aid supplies after American troops pulled out of a base near the Goma airport Thursday during a day of violence that left at least two Zairians dead and 10 wounded. No one was hurt in the raid on the unguarded base, but it created new fears among the 800 foreigners working for 45 aid groups in Goma and further disrupted relief efforts. "We seem to be operating in the camps in a virtual state of war," said Ray Wilkinson, a U.N. refugee agency spokesman.

Zairian gangs looted aid supplies after American troops pulled out of a base near the Goma airport Thursday during a day of violence that left at least two Zairians dead and 10 wounded. No one was hurt in the raid on the unguarded base, but it created new fears among the 800 foreigners working for 45 aid groups in Goma and further disrupted relief efforts. "We seem to be operating in the camps in a virtual state of war," said Ray Wilkinson, a U.N. refugee agency spokesman.