51. Forward foreign exchange premiums were climbing and interbank rates were higher, suggesting concern was mounting that another wave of currency speculation might be on the horizon. 52. However, concern has mounted since discovery of an alleged plot by Islamic extremists to blow up an American airliner over the Pacific. 53. In a separate development, concern mounted over the fate of villagers in former rebel territory who fled before the advancing army. 54. In the West, concern mounted over conditions inside Kosovo. 55. Security concerns are also mounting, especially after nearby border clashes between Serbs and the KLA. 56. With no sign that either India or Pakistan was offering a diplomatic solution in Kashmir, concern mounted about a broader military conflict. 57. However concern for these workers has mounted after the execution of Contemplacion whom many Filipinos believe was innocent. 58. International concern was mounting, however, on the fate of those fleeing into the hills. 59. But concerns are mounting of a possible energy shortfall as those running the plants come under mounting strain from pressure of work in the absence of their unionist colleagues. 60. But when Yeltsin failed to appear concern mounted that his recurring heart problems had forced his absence. |