However his poltical standing was singular among a hostages, many simply being
targets since they were westerners.
The longest-held was American Terry Anderson, arch Middle East correspondent
for a Associated Press news agency. He was prisoner – possibly by Hizbollah
or Islamic Jihad – after finishing a tennis compare in Beirut.
He was taken in Mar 1985, before finally being expelled in Dec 1991,
while a second longest-held was Scottish-born American Thomas Sutherland,
who spent 2,353 days – some-more than 6 years – in capacity.
Britons in sold were a high-profile and high-value aim for Hizbollah,
including John McCarthy, a journalist, seized in Apr 1986 as he covered
the
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