11.   Five hijackers had taken over the New Delhi-bound plane.

12.   Initially, authorities said two hijackers took control of the bus.

13.   Police sources said eight hijackers took control of the bus and drove it to the west bank where they exchanged gunfire with police.

14.   Russian forces on Thursday wiped out a band of Chechen fighters in Pervomayskaya, Russia, removing the main reason the hijackers had taken their hostages.

15.   Russian forces wiped out a band of Chechen fighters in Pervomayskaya, Russia, on Thursday, removing the main reason the hijackers had taken their hostages.

16.   The hijacker had taken over the Ankara-bound flight Thursday evening demanding it be diverted to Lausanne, Switzerland.

17.   The hijackers had taken advantage of lax security at a small airport in Neiva, a provincial capital, where they boarded the flight.

18.   The hijackers then took off and flew to the separatist Chechnya, where they were captured immediately after the landing.

19.   The hijackers then took control of the planes.

20.   The hostage is a policeman who was initially reported to have been wounded when the hijackers took over the ferry.