On December 4, 1991, Islamic militants in Lebanon released kidnapped American journalist Terry Anderson after 2,454 days in captivity.
As chief Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press, Anderson covered the long-running civil war in Lebanon (1975-1990). On March 16, 1985, he was kidnapped on a west Beirut street while leaving a tennis court. His captors took him to the southern suburbs of the city, where he was held prisoner in an underground dungeon for the next six-and-a-half years.
Terry is an old AP friend and colleague, beloved by the many who know him. Daughter Sulome – https://sulomeanderson.com/ - pictured with her dad above – is a journalist and author, based between New York City and Beirut.
Terry A. Anderson had been a hostage for six years during the Lebanese Civil War. Anderson, now an author and political journalist, recounts his time in prison and explains the lack of knowledge the U.S. has about Lebanon. He is joined by his wife, Madeleine Bassil. Caught in a Pack of Lions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_zz17ZQaS0
AP Correspondent Terry Anderson Released https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxV7MY3Mqaw
Terry Anderson on What It’s Like to Live as a Hezbollah Hostage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeaywLTqCEI
While serving as NYC Bureau Chief for AP Television News I received a call from Professor Terry, who asked me to meet one of his stellar university students, and I obliged