In our daily round-up of newspaper coverage of the terror crisis ... British newspapers focus on United States President George W. Bush's decision to freeze Osama bin Laden's assets and the suspected terrorist's call to arms.
The Daily Telegraph and the Times show bin Laden's signature on a statement faxedto an Arab news agency. The Guardian reports that thousands of Afghans are fleeing from Taleban press gangs rounding up troops to fight America.
The Daily Express says bin Laden has threatened to attack Britain with nuclear weapons, and the Scotsman reports on Prime Minister Tony Blair's fears that London could be the next terror target.
The Sun takes a different tack, with a liftout section commemorating the heroic firefighters missing after the strike on the World Trade Center.
In Indonesia, Kompas reports that American miners have asked visiting President Megawati Sukarnoputri to guarantee the security of their business operations in the country amid rising tensions after the US threat to attack Afghanistan. The Jakarta Post says legislators have made an appeal to the police to act resolutely against those responsible for anti-American searches.
Manila's Daily Inquirer quotes Philippines Defence Secretary Angelo Reyes as saying air bases at Clark, Subic Bay and Mactan in Cebu will be open to the US and other coalition forces waging war against terrorism. In Today Reyes says he favours implementation of a national identification system to monitor dangerous groups, including the guerrilla group, Abu Sayyaf.
Bangkok's Nation reports that Government and Islamic leaders have called on Thai Muslims to remain calm and refrain from using rhetoric suggesting a religious war is about to break out. In the New Straits Times, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says Malaysia will not hand over its citizens involved in terrorist activities at home to the US as the country has its own laws to deal with them.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports under the heading 'Your buck stops here' of the freezing of terrorist organisations' assets and also focuses on Russia's decision to step in behind America to offer military support to the Taleban's opponents.
