Former Associated Press Middle East correspondent Terry Anderson, who was kidnapped in 1985 and held captive for almost seven years in Lebanon, passed away at 76 in New York. Anderson's daughter confirmed his death, stating that despite his past suffering, he had found peace in recent years. He had a diverse career spanning from Kentucky to Lebanon, where he was captured in 1985 and later released in 1991 at the end of Lebanon's civil war. Anderson's humanitarian work and memoir, 'Den of Lions,' also defined his legacy.
Terry A. Anderson (October 27, 1947 – April 21, 2024) was an American journalist and combat veteran. He reported for the Associated Press. In 1985, he was taken hostage by Shia Hezbollah militants of the Islamic Jihad Organization in Lebanon and held until 1991. In 2004, he ran unsuccessfully for the Ohio State Senate.
Lebanese money changer Mohammad Srour, 57, was found tortured and killed in a villa in Monte Verdi neighborhood of Beit Meri, Lebanon. The Lebanese interior minister stated that the abduction and murder, believed to be the work of Israeli operatives, targeted a Hezbollah-linked Lebanese financier. The incident occurred earlier in April in a mountain resort town near Beirut. Mourners gathered for Srour's funeral in Labweh village, near the Syrian border. The villa where Srour was killed was sealed by Lebanese authorities, and medical gloves were seen outside the premises.
Terry C. Anderson (born January 10, 1955) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins, the Washington Redskins, and the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Bethune-Cookman University and was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1977 NFL Draft.Anderson is now a dean of students and football coach at Rangeview High School in Aurora, Colorado.
Terry Anderson is a Scottish cartoonist, and the Executive Director of Cartoonists Rights Network International.In 2022 Anderson received the Prix Gérard Vandenbroucke at the Salon International de la Caricature, du Dessin de Presse et d’Humour
Mohammad Srour, 57, sanctioned by the U.S. for supporting Hamas and Hezbollah, was found dead in Lebanon after going missing; accused of transferring millions from Iran to Hamas; circumstances unclear; found with bullet wounds; links to recent killing of a Lebanese Forces official in Syria discussed.
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