1.   Tayob was eventually freed by police.

2.   Police freed five hostages held for more than three months in the dense forests of southern Sindh province, the official news agency reported Tuesday.

3.   Police freed former President Kenneth Kaunda from house arrest Thursday, supporters said.

4.   Police freed the hostages Monday.

5.   Police freed two bank employees trapped in their workplace during a hold-up Tuesday in Brussels, but two suspected robbers appeared to have escaped.

6.   Police freed two Orthodox priests held captive in the breakaway region of Chechnya, a news report said Friday.

7.   Police have freed the kidnapped son of a wealthy rancher after finding him held captive on the property of a former defense minister and ambassador to the United States.

8.   Police freed a Japanese journalist and his Peruvian interpreter after holding them for five days for sneaking into the rebel-held Japanese embassy residence.

9.   Police freed him after four hours after determining that he was a human-rights worker.

10.   Police freed him after two days, following intervention by lawyers from Beijing and the Hong Kong company that owned the club.