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Longtime AP journalist Terry Anderson dies

The correspondent was captured in Lebanon in 1985. He was held captive by the terrorist group Hezbollah for seven years.

El ex rehén estadounidense Terry Anderson y su prometida Madeleine Bassil llegan al aeropuerto John F. Kennedy de Nueva York el 10 de diciembre de 1991. El periodista estadounidense Terry Anderson, secuestrado por militantes islámicos en Líbano en 1985 y retenido como rehén durante seis años, murió a los 76 años el 21 de abril de 2024, según informó su antigua empresa, Associated Press (AP). Anderson, entonces jefe de la oficina de AP en Beirut, era el rehén occidental que más tiempo llevaba retenido en Líbano cuando finalmente fue liberado en 1991.

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Longtime AP journalist Terry Anderson died this Sunday, according to his daughter and the news agency where he spent most of his career working as a correspondent.

Terry Anderson became well-known for his media coverage of the conflicts in the Middle East, especially in Lebanon, where he was captured by the terrorist group Hezbollah. The Shiite group held the journalist captive for seven years before releasing him in 1991.

Anderson died shortly before his 76th birthday. According to AP, he died as a result of complications after heart surgery. He died at his home in Greenwood Lake, New York.

Julie Pace, AP vice president and publisher, paid tribute to Anderson in the agency's obituary.

Terry was deeply committed to on-the-ground eyewitness reporting and demonstrated great bravery and resolve, both in his journalism and during his years held hostage. We are so appreciative of the sacrifices he and his family made as the result of his work.

After Anderson was released, he was named a hero in the United States. His time in captivity with Hezbollah marked one of the longest ordeals endured by a Western journalist in the Middle East. In the 1990s, a trial conclusively linked Iran's Islamist regime to his abduction. As a result, he was awarded compensation from frozen Iranian funds.

After retiring, he moved to a horse farm in northern Virginia. He enjoyed a peaceful where he enjoyed a quiet life.

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