Terry Anderson: US journalist held hostage in Lebanon for years dies at 76

BBC News— Anderson was captured by Islamist militants and held for nearly seven years during Lebanon's civil war.

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...

Newsweek—Terry Anderson, American Journalist Held Hostage for Years, Dies at 76. Terry Anderson, a Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press who was held hostage for nearly seven years in Lebanon during the 1980s, died on Sunday, his daughter Sulome Anderson told Newsweek.The ContextAnderson was born in Lorain, Ohio, on October 27, 1947. After graduating from high school, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps where he rose to the rank of staff sergeant and completed two tours during the Vietnam War, according to the AP.Following his military service, he studied at Iowa...

Washington Post—Terry Anderson, journalist who was held hostage in Lebanon, dies at 76 - The Washington Post. He became one of America's longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Beirut.