1.   Othman said the three journalists also did not break the law by failing to state they would film where kidnappings have taken place.

2.   Police found the getaway car, a few kilometers from where the kidnapping took place, Goltiao said.

3.   A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Cmdr. Chuck Franklin, said in Washington he could not confirm that any kidnapping had taken place.

4.   A Pentagon spokesman in Washington, Navy Cmdr. Chuck Franklin, said he could not confirm that a kidnapping had taken place.

5.   An army statement said no evidence has been found that a kidnapping has taken place and no soldier was reported missing.

6.   An army statement said no evidence has been found that a kidnapping had taken place and no soldier was reported missing.

7.   He declined to identify the caller and had no confirmation that a kidnapping had taken place.

8.   He said they traveled to parts of western Yemen where kidnappings have taken place despite being refused permission by the government.

9.   He said they had traveled to parts of western Yemen where kidnappings have taken place, despite being refused permission by the government.

10.   Isah Abdullah, provincial police chief of Basilan, said the kidnappings took place Wednesday on the outskirts of Isabela, the capital of Basilan.