Terry Anderson, reporter held hostage in Lebanon for 7 years, passes away at 76


by New York Post

New York Post— Terry Anderson, the AP correspondent who became one of America’s longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985 and held for nearly seven years, has died at 7

TheWrap—Terry Anderson, AP Reporter Held Hostage for 7 Years, Dies at 76. AP Middle East correspondent Terry Anderson was abducted in Lebanon and held hostage by Islamic militants.

CNN—US journalist Terry Anderson, held in Lebanon hostage crisis for nearly 7 years, dead at 76. Terry Anderson, the former Mideast correspondent for The Associated Press who was kidnapped in 1985 and held captive for nearly seven years in Lebanon, has died at 76, his daughter told CNN. Anderson died on Sunday at his home in Greenwood Lake, New York, according to his daughter, Sulome Anderson. “Though my father’s life was marked by extreme suffering during his time as a hostage in captivity, he found a quiet, comfortable peace in recent years,” she said in a statement to CNN. The cause of...

BBC News—Terry Anderson: US journalist held hostage in Lebanon for years dies at 76. Anderson was captured by Islamist militants and held for nearly seven years during Lebanon's civil war.