81.   There have been fears that the Abu Sayyaf, which holds hostage two American missionaries in nearby Basilan island, could launch pre-emptive attacks.

82.   They include the mainly Muslim island of Basilan, where the rebels hold two American missionaries hostage.

83.   US Representative Bill Richardson flew to Pyongyang Monday, hoping to bring home an American missionary who has been held on spying charges by communist North Korea.

84.   Sri Lanka Wednesday decided to deport an American missionary detained here for allegedly producing anti-government literature, Chief Immigration Controller J. A. Ariyasena said.

85.   The Abu Sayyaf holds two American missionaries hostage in Basilan.

86.   The future rebel leader became one of the rare black Angolans during colonial times who was able to pursue his studies in Portugal, paid for by American missionaries.

87.   The gunmen still hold two American missionaries in Basilan and have demanded a two-million-dollar ransom for their release.