11.   The tourists were abducted from the holiday resort of Pahalgam with another American, John Childs, and a Norwegian, Hans Christian-Ostro.

12.   The tourists were abducted last July by the Al-Faran rebel outfit, a front of the Harkat-ul-Ansar militant group.

13.   The tourists were abducted last July by the Al-Faran rebel outfit, a front for the Harkat-ul-Ansar militant group.

14.   Nine Italian tourists have been abducted near the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea, apparently by Afar separatists, the Italian embassy here said Thursday.

15.   Sixteen French tourists have been abducted in Yemen, the French foreign ministry said Friday.

16.   The Al-Aslam tribe abducted the tourists, two drivers and a guide on Thursday as they returned by bus to Sanaa from a sightseeing tour to Maarib.

17.   The four tourists were abducted in July by Al-Faran rebel outfit, a front for Harkat-ul-Ansar guerrilla group comprising mainly Afghan mercenaries.