1.   Picking through his possessions under the pale glow of a kerosene lamp, the farmer placed his most precious in a dirty sack and plotted his escape.

2.   The result set off even more feverish activity among a small knot of men, clutching dirty sacks, in a grove of trees near the grandstands.

3.   He also had a dirty sack placed over his head, the group said.

4.   He said he was handcuffed in a painful position for hours, had a dirty sack placed over his head and was denied adequate food and clean clothing.