1.   It was the second kidnapping of a wealthy victim in two weeks.

2.   It was the second kidnapping of German tourists this year.

3.   It was the second kidnapping of Germans this month.

4.   It was the second kidnapping in the southern region in less than a week.

5.   It was the second kidnapping of Italian tourists in two weeks.

6.   The abduction of the Dutch couple was the second kidnapping to rock tiny Costa Rica this year.

7.   This is the second kidnapping of foreign tourists by the Abu Sayyaf separatists in the past year.

8.   Two Britons and four Dutch citizens were kidnapped Sunday in northern Yemen, the second kidnapping in three weeks, tribal authorities said.

9.   Tribesmen kidnapped four German tourists and took them to an isolated, desert area in eastern Yemen, the second kidnapping of Germans this month, officials said Friday.

10.   Two Britons and four Dutch citizens were kidnapped Sunday in northern Yemen, the second kidnapping in three weeks, an Interior Ministry official has confirmed.