21.   Acting on their information, they kidnapped the victims and then paraded them before some local journalists on Friday before shooting them, police said.

22.   Barragan is alleged to be responsible for kidnapping numerous victims, some of whom he allegedly mutilated to force their relatives to pay ransom.

23.   Captors have been very cruel to kidnapping victims, including slicing off fingers and other body parts and sending them with ransom notes.

24.   Kidnapping victim Tiu had been held since November, when gunmen wearing ski masks barged into her home and dragged her to waiting speedboats.

25.   Note the latest writethru to Spain-Kidnap Drama updates with news reports kidnap victim not dead, but in critical condition.

26.   One kidnapping victim, not immediately identified, was released Saturday in Chechnya, Russian news agencies reported.

27.   The latest victims had been kidnapped from the Korangi area some time late Saturday night, police officer Niaz Ahmed said.

28.   The latest victims had been kidnapped from the same part of the city sometime late Saturday night, Ahmed said.

29.   They are accused of kidnapping five victims from the Los Angeles area and killing them as part of an extortion scheme.

30.   While captives are freed with some regularity, new victims are kidnapped every week.