91.   But out of hearing of the guards, another prisoner says hesitatingly in English that if they are Pakistanis, they are all civilian volunteers.

92.   The sole prisoner said the sub was on an infiltration mission to drop off and pick up reconnaissance agents.

93.   The prisoners said that the Ugandan offensive was aimed at securing a buffer zone in southern Sudan, the paper added.

94.   The prisoners said they had nothing to lose with the abduction, jail officials said.

95.   The prisoner said the inmates would kill their hostages and set fire to the building if the police or prison officers stormed the area.

96.   The prisoners said that they wanted the same consideration as leftist rebels and rebellious military.

97.   The prisoners said they planned to flee in the cars with the remaining nine hostages.

98.   The prisoners said they feared they would not be able to leave Jericho for their homes elsewhere once they had been freed.

99.   Living in total liberty, the prisoners then said they were Moroccan and had been captured by Polisario troops.

100.   Other prisoners said they had voluntarily surrendered and handed over their weapons and therefore qualified for an amnesty granted to rank-and-file Taliban prisoners.