51.   He stopped the man, checked his papers, noticed some inconsistencies and asked him to come to the police station.

52.   In Colombo, where roadblocks and checkpoints are a regular feature, more constables and soldiers than usual could be seen on Sunday checking identity papers and searching vehicles.

53.   A young Palestinian was immediately swooped on by four agents who checked his papers and then sent him unceremoniously back to the Moslem quarter.

54.   All except three Iraqis and one Afghan have been released after their papers were checked, he said.

55.   As night fell, Chinese security forces maintained a strong presence around the consular building, turning away cars and checking the papers of diplomatic staff from neighbouring missions.

56.   As night fell, the Chinese paramilitary turned away cars and checked the papers of diplomatic staff from neighbouring missions.

57.   At the checkpoint, Israeli soldiers shunt the workers one by one through a turnstile and a metal detector and check their papers.

58.   At one barrier, police officers pulled over a bus to check identity papers and search through personal belongings.

59.   Before boarding a minibus for the two and a half hour journey to the release point, an ICRC delegate briefly checked their papers.

60.   Each vehicle is scrupulously searched and all identity papers are checked.