61.   Concern has been mounting in the international community about the devices, which kill and maim thousands of people each year, mostly civilians.

62.   Concern mounted Monday as rumours spread that attacks were imminent on a police station in troubled Yala province which borders Malaysia.

63.   Concern is mounting in South Korea over an increasing number of North Koreans in China and Russia escaping critical food shortages in the North.

64.   Concern mounted Thursday for ethnic Karen refugees fleeing a government offensive as fierce clashes took place between rebel guerrillas and junta forces close to the Thai border.

65.   Concern was also mounting about the sheer scale of the mass slaughter of cattle that Britain will have to pay for.

66.   Official concern has mounted after the baby-faced foursome prompted scenes of screaming and fainting among thousands of girls during appearances on the mainland.

67.   The conference takes place as concern mounts within and outside the region about the implications of the drug trade, following several disquieting incidents in recent years.