1.   The move followed a diplomatic row precipitated by the reported abduction in May of a senior Indian diplomat based in Islamabad.

2.   A spokeswoman at AgroAction would not confirm or deny the abduction and an Interior Ministry spokesman said they had only preliminary information on the reported abduction.

3.   Colombia has the highest kidnapping rate in the world, with about three reported abductions a day.

4.   In Manila, Sen. Blas Ople said the Senate committee on foreign relations would investigate the reported abduction of the Filipinos.

5.   In Manila, President Fidel Ramos ordered Defense Secretary Renato de Villa, Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon and Interior Secretary Robert Barbers to investigate the reported abduction.

6.   Law enforcement officers are not sure if the reported abductions were related or what the motive was.

7.   No rebel group has claimed responsibility for the reported abduction, and no ransom demands have been made public.

8.   The war-ravaged South American country has an average of more than nine reported abductions each day, mainly by leftist guerrillas and criminals seeking ransoms.

9.   There have been no reported abductions in recent years.

10.   The official, who declined to be named, refused to give any details of the reported abduction but said the case was being looked into.