1.   After being held for six weeks, he wrote, he was driven to Texas by his abductors at his request and released unharmed.

2.   A British couple and their teenage son were kidnapped in April but released unharmed a month later.

3.   A British couple and their teen-age son were kidnapped in April but released unharmed a month later.

4.   But the hostages generally have been treated as guests and released unharmed.

5.   But until now the hostages usually have been treated well and released unharmed.

6.   Hostages usually are treated as guests and released unharmed.

7.   Hostages generally are treated well and released unharmed.

8.   Hostages kidnapped by armed tribesmen, who control large parts of Yemen, are usually well treated and released unharmed.

9.   In April, a British couple and their teen-age son were kidnapped but released unharmed a month later.

10.   In recent years, tribesmen seeking better roads or schools for their impoverished provinces have kidnapped scores of tourists but usually released them unharmed after treating them as guests.