31.   Megat Junid, admitting drugs were easily available in prisons, said the government had tightened security measures such as mandatory screening for all prison wardens.

32.   More generally, UN and other officials have expressed concern that some countries could use the anti-terror drive as a pretext for instituting or tightening repressive measures at home.

33.   Mudallal said that Israel has tightened security measures at Erez since two suicide bombings on Sunday that killed seven Israeli soldiers and an American tourist.

34.   Other big buyers of gold, China for example, were tightening measures to fight inflation.

35.   Palestinian police also tightened security measures around Netzarim.

36.   Police have tightened security measures, erecting fences and installing a security camera, in case of any unrest breaking out.

37.   Security measures have been tightened, notably for US and Middle Eastern airlines, the authorities added.

38.   Saeed Mudallal, who liaises with Israel for permits for Gaza residents, said Israel had tightened security measures at Erez since the latest suicide-bombings.

39.   Security measures were tightened further after a small bomb exploded Tuesday in a shop in one of the main streets of Dublin.

40.   Security measures were tightened in Tehran early Sunday, notably in the commercial centre of the town, AFP correspondents in Tehran reported.