EMPLOYERS OF KIDNAPPED JOURNALISTS REFUSE TO PAY RANSOM.

Itar-Tass and Radio Russia say they have no intention of paying for the release of four employees kidnapped in Djohar-gala on March 4. Responding to a ransom demand for $3 million, the two companies issued a joint statement saying that "We must not encourage those who want to turn kidnapping into a business." (Itar-Tass, RTR, March 22)

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