1.   The kidnappers made several demands in their telephone call to police.

2.   After collecting the cash, the kidnapper made his escape down the disused railway line.

3.   According to police, the kidnappers made no demand for ransom.

4.   Police said the kidnappers had made at least three calls from various locations in the western part of the city and the Westlake District of Daly City.

5.   Tuesday, the spokesman for President Joseph Estrada said the kidnappers had only made matters worse for themselves by seizing an American.

6.   Police forces searching for the victims and kidnappers will be pulled back from some areas to make it easier for the kidnappers to make contact, Soto said.

7.   Chechen kidnappers make Caucasus no-go zone for Western journalists.

8.   It was not clear whether the kidnappers have made any demands.

9.   Kidnappers make Caucasus off limits to reporters.

10.   Most are held for ransom, but some kidnappers make political demands.