1.   The gunman freed two of the hostages.

2.   The gunmen finally freed their captives when they were allowed safe exit.

3.   Somali gunmen have freed the chief of an Australian catering company operating in the capital, Mogadishu, Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio reported Monday.

4.   The gunman first freed some five hostages, keeping another five as captives, CNN-Turk reported.

5.   The International Committee of the Red Cross said Friday that gunmen had freed six of its workers abducted two weeks ago in southeastern Ethiopia.

6.   The gunman first freed some five hostages, keeping another five Russians as captives, CNN-Turk reported.

7.   The gunman first freed about a dozen of the hostages, keeping only five Russians as captives, CNN-Turk reported.

8.   Tribal gunmen on Saturday freed three European hostages after a month of captivity in a forest in southeastern Bangladesh, military officials said.

9.   Armed gunmen freed six prisoners in this northern city overnight after two earlier aborted attempts, judicial officials said Tuesday.

10.   ITAR-TASS reporter Galina Gridneva told the agency by telephone that the gunmen would free the four journalists unconditionally.