61.   Contreras over the weekend briefly sought refuge in a Puerto Varas military barracks but then returned home, where authorities tightened security awaiting an arrest order.

62.   Contreras last weekend briefly sought refuge in a Puerto Varas military barracks but then returned home, where authorities tightened security awaiting an arrest order.

63.   Meanwhile, Sri Lankan authorities tightened security at hospitals in Sri Lanka amid fears of bomb attacks by the LTTE.

64.   Police sources said the bombing sparked sectarian tension in several Pakistani cities and the authorities tightened security to prevent retaliatory attacks.

65.   Pakistani authorities have tightened the exits from the tribal areas and demand to see licenses for weapons bought there.

66.   Pakistani authorities tightened security deploying police around mosques and places of worship of both Shia and Sunni communities in major cities.

67.   Saudi authorities have tightened visa restrictions for Egyptians to cut the number of foreigner workers in the kingdom, Saudi businessmen said Tuesday.

68.   The authorities have tightened security around diplomatic missions.

69.   The authorities will also tighten controls on land use, housing, import and export operations and on budget allocation for capital construction, it said without elaborating.

70.   The new rules came after authorities tightened their control on general auditing business to curb violations and prevent fresh financial crises.