1.   Pastrana blamed the kidnapping on the FARC, who are holding four other legislators hostage.

2.   Police blame the kidnapping of the American engineer, Carpenter, on Mohammed Naji al-Shayef, a rogue police officer who belongs to the Bakeel tribe.

3.   Police blame the kidnapping on Mohammed Naji al-Shayef, a rogue police officer who belongs to the Bakeel tribe.

4.   Authorities blamed the kidnapping on an anti-government warlord who opposes a peace settlement in the impoverished ex-Soviet republic in Central Asia.

5.   But while both kidnappings have been blamed on the same group, the Abu Sayyaf, Philippine officials said they may not be related.

6.   Interior Minister Humberto de la Calle has blamed their kidnappings on the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, a national paramilitary umbrella organization that operates in Cordoba.

7.   Maskhadov, speaking on Echo Moscow radio Sunday, blamed the kidnapping on Russian security leaders allegedly opposed to peace efforts in Chechnya.

8.   Maskhadov, speaking on Echo Moscow radio, blamed the kidnapping on Russian security leaders allegedly opposed to peace efforts in Chechnya.

9.   Moscow blamed the kidnapping on guerillas linked to the Georgian government and it accused the government of fomenting unrest in Abkhazia.

10.   The government blames the kidnapping on the FARC, which criticized Pastrana for calling off the talks, but did not deny responsibility for the hijacking.