1.   A bandit group had abducted three men and three women, all Thais, on Sunday as they gathered wild fruit along the Thai side of the border.

2.   Both groups often abduct children and teenagers to fight among their ranks or serve as bearers or sex slaves.

3.   In its latest attack last month, the group abducted five land surveyors working for the Department of Agrarian Reform on Basilan.

4.   In the same area, an armed group abducted two other people over night Thursday, the paper said.

5.   The group often abducts children and young adults to use as bearers or sex slaves.

6.   The group often abducts children and young adults to use as bearers, fighters or sex slaves.

7.   The party said six workers were still missing, hours after a group of men abducted them.

8.   The same group abducted four Chinese nationals and Filipino guide last year.

9.   Norwegian aid workers received death threats when they were abducted by a group of irregulars, who believed them to be British.

10.   The armed groups normally abduct rich adults or their children and demand a large amount of money as ransom for their release, police said.