11.   An Indonesian human rights activist claimed on Tuesday that security officers kidnapped seven people in oil-rich North Aceh province and beat them to death.

12.   Armed tribesmen, who control large parts of Yemen, frequently kidnap people to get their demands fulfilled.

13.   Colombian rebels frequently kidnap people for ransom, often targeting foreigners in hopes they will fetch large ransoms.

14.   Colombian rebels frequently kidnap people for ransom, often targeting foreigners who fetch large ransoms.

15.   Earlier in February, another FSB officer was arrested and accused of kidnapping people for ransom.

16.   Guerrillas and common criminals often kidnap people, demanding large ransoms.

17.   Gunmen placed a roadblock on a bridge in northern Colombia on Wednesday and kidnapped eight people from their vehicles, including a small town mayor.

18.   He did not say how many people had been kidnapped in all of the Caucasus so far this year.

19.   Guerrillas often kidnap people and demand huge ransoms for their release as a way of financing their activities, but no ransom demand was mentioned in the communique.

20.   He said Mirilashvili was charged with kidnapping two people, and said the arrest was not linked to any legal actions against Gusinsky.