1.   The rebel leader said that if the troops did not pull out, hostages would be shot.

2.   By then, officials said, the kidnappers had heard the soldiers coming and shot their hostage point-blank in the neck and chest.

3.   He shot a hostage while fleeing on the street but was apprehended by police after a gun battle.

4.   He shot a hostage while fleeing on the street but was apprehended by the police after a gun battle.

5.   It remained unclear who shot the hostages.

6.   Shooting the hostage is not an option.

7.   Philippine soldiers said they were unsure how the hostages were shot.

8.   An official at the Albanian interior ministry claimed Pisli had shot the hostage and taken his own life.

9.   An official at the Albanian interior ministry said Pisli had shot the hostage and taken his own life.

10.   But, they said, the rebels were not shooting the hostages.