21.   Seven German tourists have been kidnapped in Yemen and negotiations are under way to win their release, a German Embassy official said Wednesday.

22.   The government had information that the kidnappers had shifted from hideouts in the Pahalgam area, from where they began kidnapping the tourists in July, the official said.

23.   The man, a member of the Khalwan tribe that kidnapped the tourists last Thursday, spoke to the Associated Press on telephone from his hiding place.

24.   The previously unknown group, Al-Faran, started kidnapping foreign tourists last summer to draw attention to its campaign for independence from India.

25.   The tourists apparently were kidnapped from the famed Dal Lake, UNI said.

26.   Tribes often kidnap tourists in Yemen to gain government concessions such as new roads, water supply or clinics.

27.   Tribesmen in unruly Yemen have frequently kidnapped tourists to pressure the government into providing them with new roads, water or clinics.

28.   Two weeks after Kashmiri separatists began kidnapping Western tourists, the militants may be in a no-win situation regarding India and the rest of the world.

29.   Three armed tribesmen kidnapped the tourist as he strolled outside his hotel on the outskirts of the capital late Monday.

30.   Tribesmen Thursday agreed to hand over to police a group of kinsmen suspected of kidnapping French tourists last week, a senior official said.