1.   Also during those raids, several sect members were arrested in an unrelated kidnap case.

2.   At least two SIS agents investigating the kidnap case have lost their job to date.

3.   The raid, as those on other Aum facilities, was ostensibly in connection with a kidnap case.

4.   By the second week, only two murders and six kidnap cases were recorded.

5.   Japanese lawmakers approved resolutions last week that urged the government to deal more firmly and swiftly with alleged kidnap cases.