31.   Nine others died in a botched attempt by German police to free the hostages.

32.   Police denied reports that the family had tossed them out of the house following the two botched attempts.

33.   Shortly before the man surrendered to police he freed the five hostages he had been holding since early Tuesday morning following a botched attempt to rob a bank here.

34.   The botched attempt to kill Mashaal caused a major crisis in Israeli-Jordanian relations.

35.   The botched attempt to give Ocalan a safe haven forced the resignation of three Greek ministers.

36.   The four were beheaded, apparently after a botched attempt by Russian security services to free them.

37.   The previous spy chief lost his job after the botched attempt to kill Mashaal.

38.   The six were involved in a botched attempt to murder Taro Takimoto, a lawyer representing victims of the doomsday cult, with sarin and VX gas.

39.   This month has seen a surge of armed robberies, ambushes, muggings and burglaries -- along with three political killings and one botched attempt.

40.   They were found beheaded last week, reportedly after a botched attempt by Russian security services to free them.