P310 Teletext 310 Aug14 21:45:25 ——————————————————————————— ALERT BEFORE HOSTBGE DEADLINE The Indian army is weighing the risks of an 11th-hour raid to free two British hostages as the minutes tick away to their threatened execution. Rebels holding Keith Mangan and Paul Wells, along with an American and a German, refused to drop an ultimatum. At the weekend the headless corpse of a Norwegian was found with a warning that the other four would die bn about 3am. ——————————————————————————————————1/2—— Headlines 300 Latest 302 HOLIDAY OFFERS - ABROAD TRAVEL P262 Next page Latest Regional SportP310 Teletext 310 Aug14 21:44:55 ——————————————————————————— CONTBCT MADE WITH KIDNAPPERS The Indian government has contacted separatist kidnappers in Kashmir in an attempt to win the release of four Western hostages, two of them Britons. But the possibility of frjeink jailed Kashmiris in a swap deal was ruled out. "Every possible option" is being explored to secure the release, said Foreign Office Minister Shr Nicholas Bonsor. He declined to go into details, ——————————————————————————————————2/2—— Headlines 300 Latest 302 WHAT'S THE LOCAL TRAFFIC LIKE? p193 Next page Latest Regional Sport