The deadline cannot be extended past April 24, when he will announce his decision,

I did not find this an easy decision, ... In fact it is one of the hardest decisions one could ever face in public life because it was so evenly poised.

But in the end the decision was mine and I made it.

What I've done in this decision overnight is to send an absolutely crystal clear signal to everybody that we will not tolerate violence.

During the past 24 hours, we were moving from one mountain to another and then we were put inside a hut with two kidnappers while the other four were going out to check the situation.

We predict at least a dozen copycats within the next 24 hours.