21.   In areas where they are mostly in control, the guerrillas sometimes kidnap elected officials, either for punishment or persuasion.

22.   It returned to international attention when guerrillas kidnapped six foreign tourists in July and threatened to kill them unless India release imprisoned militants.

23.   Leftist guerrillas kidnapped two Swedish engineers after a failed attack on a hydroelectric plant in northwest Colombia, the armed forces announced Thursday.

24.   Leftist guerrillas kidnapped a senator and his four companions in eastern Colombia, police said Tuesday.

25.   Kurdish guerrillas have kidnapped two Turkish journalists working for foreign news agencies in southeastern Turkey, where the military and rebels have been fighting.

26.   Last year, former MNLF guerrillas kidnapped two foreign missionaries in the southern Philippines demanding the government release livelihood assistance promised for former rebels.

27.   Leftist guerrillas have kidnapped a congressman and his companion in northern Colombia, police said.

28.   Leftist guerrillas have kidnapped a German engineer who works for an American coal mining company, police said.

29.   Leftist guerrillas have kidnapped two journalists and three government officials in southeastern Colombia, police said.

30.   Leftist guerrillas often kidnap people and demand large ransoms for their release.