1.   The diplomat was abducted on his way to the airport.

2.   A Dutchman freed by Yemeni tribesmen after more than two weeks in captivity said that his kidnappers had intended to abduct American diplomats.

3.   A British diplomat has been abducted in Colombia and his kidnappers have been in touch with the embassy where he worked, according to reports Saturday.

4.   Touayman tribesmen abducted the diplomat Sunday after seizing his car in a residential district near the embassy in Sanaa, police said.

5.   Three foreign diplomats were abducted Thursday night by car hijackers on a major freeway here less than two hours after they arrived in South Africa, police said.

6.   Touayman tribesmen abducted the diplomat after seizing his car in a residential neighborhood near the embassy in Sanaa, police said.

7.   Touayman tribesmen abducted the diplomat after seizing his car in a residential neighborhood of the capital Sanaa, police said.

8.   Shamiri said tribal leaders were mediating with the kidnappers, members of the influential Jihm tribe who abducted the diplomat to pressure the government into making concessions.