1.   A spokesman for Arafat said he had condemned the abduction as a challenge to the Palestinian Authority.

2.   On Saturday, he condemned the abductions of the Serbs.

3.   Pakistan, which India accuses of arming and funding Kashmiri separatists, has condemned the abductions.

4.   Top officials in Bogota, including Attorney General Luis Osorio, condemned the abductions and demanded the mayors be freed.

5.   William Walker, the U.S. head of the observer mission who blamed Serb authorities for the Racak massacre, condemned the abduction of the Serbs.

6.   Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher on Saturday condemned the abduction of four Western tourists by Moslem militants in Kashmir, as India renewed appeals for their immediate release.

7.   Aidid had condemned the abduction and ordered one of his aides to secure his release.

8.   Pakistan, condemning the abduction of two British nationals in Indian-held Kashmir, Wednesday demanded their unconditional release.

9.   Somali warlord Mohamed Farah Aidid, one of the two strongmen in Mogadishu, on Monday condemned the abduction.