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Belgian Doctor Jan Cools Freed In Lebanon Hostage Case
Belgian doctor Jan Cools, 33, working with the Norwegian Aid Committee, was released after 13 months in captivity in Sidon Lebanon. He was kidnapped May 21 1988 in Rashidiyeh near Tyre as the Soldiers of Truth claimed responsibility. The release follows mediation hints involving Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and Fatah Revolutionary Council talks.
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Sidon
Lebanon
UPI
Jan Cools
Norwegian Aid Committee
Beirut
Cools
Rashidiyeh
Tyre
Soldiers of Truth
Muammar Gaddafi
Anglican Church
Terry Waite
Gilbert Bioul
Mustapha Saad
Bioul
Soldiers of Truth Organization
Israel
Fatah Revolutionary Council
Palestine
Abu Nidal
Soldiers of Truth Initiative
Regina Dewitte