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Two hostages to be freed in Lebanon standoff
Western diplomats prepared for a possible release of two captives in Lebanon after years in captivity. Brian Keenan and John McCarthy, both missing since 1986, were rumored to be freed with Irish and British officials probing with Syria and Lebanon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Declan Connelly
Farouk al Sharaa
Damascus
Ee Ee
al Hayat
Brian Keenan
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Keenan
American University of Beirut
John McCarthy
Worldwide
Hilal Ibn al Qhadafy
Foreign Office
London
Allan Ramsay
McCarthy
Ramsay
Christian East Beirut
Michael Forbes
Patrick McCabe
Baghdad
Forbes
Syria
Saudi Arabia