1.   But as the security situation in Beirut deteriorated, Spiro felt it was time to get out.

2.   But obvious problems will centre on the security situation, and the reconstruction of the defence forces and the economy.

3.   These attacks underline the fact that the security situation here remains fragile.

4.   Until the security situation improves, it is far too dangerous for staff to work there.

5.   From mid-September the security situation worsened, with a number of students burning themselves to death in protest.

6.   It also announced that a meeting of the Collective State Presidency would be held as soon as possible to proclaim a president and vice-president and discuss the security situation.

7.   He said that while the security situation in Europe has drastically improved, outside Europe the risk of crises and armed conflicts has grown.

8.   The assassination in May of Maulvi Mohammed Farooq, the main Moslem religious figure in Kashmir, led to a serious deterioration in the security situation.

9.   He called for the EC to support calls for international supervision of the security situation and of the elections.