21.   Russian authorities blamed Chechen rebels, who they say are responsible for a series of ransom kidnappings in the North Caucasus region.

22.   Teresita Ang-See warned, however, that ransom kidnappings would continue to plague the Philippines unless the masterminds and government protectors of kidnapping groups are arrested.

23.   The Abu Sayyaf has been blamed for numerous violent attacks against Christians, including ransom kidnappings of foreign missionaries.

24.   Teresita Ang See, the head of the peace and order movement, said the list of victims of violent crimes, including ransom kidnappings, is getting longer.

25.   The Abu Sayyaf has been blamed for numerous ransom kidnappings and other attacks in the southern Philippines.

26.   The Abu Sayyaf has been blamed for numerous violent attacks, including ransom kidnappings of foreign Christian missionaries, on remote southern islands.

27.   The country also is faced with a resurgence of crime, specially ransom kidnappings targeting mostly rich Chinese businessmen.

28.   The group has been blamed for numerous acts of violence, including ransom kidnappings of foreigners, bombings and murders, in the southern Philippines.

29.   The military blames the Abu Sayyaf for numerous ransom kidnappings, murders and bomb attacks.

30.   The military overran a smaller MILF camp earlier this year, claiming that it was used as sanctuary by MILF guerrillas and bandits engaged in ransom kidnappings.