1.   But Gill, who testified Wednesday, emphasized that all three men had staged the abduction and planned the rape together.

2.   But Gill, who testified on Wednesday, emphasized that all three men had staged the abduction and planned the rape together.

3.   Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov accused his foes, including prominent warlord Shamil Basayev, of staging the abduction in order to draw Russia into war.

4.   Russian officials based in the northern Caucasus region Sunday accused Chechen security forces of staging the abduction.

5.   Russian officials based in the northern Caucasus region accused Chechen security forces of staging the abduction, while Chechens said the Russian secret services were behind it.

6.   The decision is likely to deepen suspicions among opponents of Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar that he helped stage the abduction to discredit his arch rival, President Michal Kovac.

7.   The separatist group believed to be made up of Afghan mercenaries said Indian intelligence had staged the abduction to discredit the Moslem separatist campaign raging in Kashmir.

8.   Meanwhile the hardline Harkat-ul-Ansar group accused New Delhi of staging the abduction and alleged that Al-Faran was a product of the Indian government.

9.   Some Moslem leaders have charged Indian troops with staging the abductions.