Eduardo Duhalde, Mr Ruckauf's predecessor as governor, sacked over 4,000 policemen, a tenth of the entire force, tightened supervision of the remainder, and placed responsibility for criminal investigations in the hands of prosecutors.Critics retort that, though the commanders may have been changed, the bulk of the force has stuck to its old ways.
With trees felled to block roads and Ukrainian forces tightening their grip around the rebel-held eastern town, the situation took a dramatic turn for the worse on May 2nd.In the historic Black Sea port of Odessa, rival groups of pro- and anti-Ukraine supporters clashed.
Before Mr. Shevardnadze's announcement, pro-government forces tightened security at Parliament and other key sites.
Israeli forces tightened a blockade on the Old City, particularly the mosque compound.
Over the next few days, Iraqi forces tightened their noose around Mosul.
Ambulances rushed to hospitals and security forces tightened measures around checkpoints to search each passing car, creating a traffic jam.
PAGE A10 Israel Squeezes Arafat Israeli forces tightened their grip on Yasir Arafat's official compound after a Palestinian killed six Israelis at a celebration Thursday.
B2 A Capital Transformed REBELS CONTROL KABUL -- Northern Alliance forces tightened their control over Kabul as rebellion against the Taliban spread to the eastern city of Jalalabad and Kandahar.
In the capital, pro-government forces tightened security, mindful that infiltrators played a critical role last year in rebel attacks that nearly overran Freetown.
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian security forces tightened their grip on the central city of Homs and its surroundings on Thursday, firing machine guns randomly and arresting scores of people in house-to-house raids, residents and activists said.
