51.   Georgian officials have said that they believe Shaw is still alive, but they have been frustrated that the kidnappers have yet to contact authorities with any demands.

52.   Hamed has acknowledged receiving money but said he did so only to give himself time to contact Egyptian authorities.

53.   He also said the kidnappers planned to contact the authorities, using radios seized from their captives.

54.   He awoke five hours later and called their daughter, who contacted authorities.

55.   He said British consular staff have contacted Pakistani authorities for permission to enter the restricted border zones with Afghanistan where Ridley would be likely to be handed over.

56.   He said his office was trying to contact Tanzanian authorities for details.

57.   He said the kidnappers had yet not contacted authorities with any demands.

58.   He said the mark came from a stun gun, and the nurse contacted school authorities who called police.

59.   In a statement, the alliance urged people wanting to hand-over potential explosive material to contact local authorities.

60.   Investigators are contacting authorities in other parts of California where Sims lived to see if he could have been involved in other killings.