21.   German Minister of the Interior Hans-Dietrich Genscher offered to exchange German officials for the hostages, fly everyone to safety and pay the Arabs a huge ransom.

22.   Guerrillas often kidnap people and demand huge ransoms for their release as a way of financing their activities.

23.   Guerrillas often kidnap people and demand huge ransoms for their release as a way of financing their activities, but no ransom demand was mentioned in the communique.

24.   Huge ransom demands are behind most of the wave of kidnappings this year in Chechnya.

25.   Huge ransom demands are behind the wave of kidnappings this year in Chechnya.

26.   Leftist guerrillas earn huge ransoms from kidnap victims.

27.   Leftist rebels and common criminals often abduct people and demand huge ransoms for their release.

28.   Most were freed, reportedly for huge ransoms paid by Libya, but two Filipino teachers were beheaded.

29.   Most were released, reportedly in exchange for huge ransoms.

30.   Most of the recent kidnappings have been accompanied by huge ransom demands.