1.   The Guerrero state attorney general also confirmed the kidnapping.

2.   A government official confirmed the kidnapping, but said the tribesmen did not take the Yemenis in the group.

3.   A company official in Bogota, Ramiro Roso, confirmed the kidnappings.

4.   A government official confirmed the kidnapping, but refused to provide details.

5.   A U.S. Embassy spokesman said he could not confirm the kidnappings for privacy reasons.

6.   He also declined to give details of how four policemen were seized, but did confirm their kidnapping for the first time.

7.   In Bonn, the Foreign Ministry confirmed the kidnapping, but German diplomats in Yemen were not available for comment.

8.   In the Netherlands, the Dutch Foreign Ministry confirmed the kidnapping of a Dutch couple and their two children.

9.   On Wednesday, Reyes confirmed the kidnapping.

10.   Security officials, also speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the kidnappings but could not provide any details.