1.   Hutchings and the other tourists were abducted by militants who demanded that Kashmir be turned into an independent Muslim state.

2.   Militants abducted a German tourist in the same area of Kashmir on Saturday.

3.   Security forces tortured opponents, ruling party militants abducted people, and police arrested opposition supporters who were themselves the victims of crimes, the report said.

4.   Security forces tortured opponents, ruling party militants abducted people, and police arrested opposition supporters who were themselves the victims of crimes.

5.   That same day, militants abducted German tourist Dirk Hasert in a nearby area.

6.   The hostages were sitting around a campfire when they were abducted by militants of Al-Faran, a little-known group fighting for the independence of Kashmir.

7.   The militants had abducted six Hindus from a village in Rajouri earlier Friday.

8.   In the past, Moslem militants have abducted several Westerners including tourists from Britain, the United States and Israel in a bid to for their demands in Kashmir.

9.   The state government spokesman said Moslem militants abducted Mohammad Yousof Khan late Saturday in the southern district of Anantnag while the Moslem cleric was returning from a mosque.

10.   Kashmiri militants have abducted many Indians and foreigners to press for the release of jailed colleagues and to focus international attention on their struggle.