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Germans' release of hostages expected within days
Two German aid workers held since May 1989 in Lebanon were anticipated to be freed within 48 hours after envoy Bernd Schmidbauer arrived in Damascus to seal a deal. Negotiations involved Iranian officials and an Iranian intermediary, with UN mediator Picco coordinating final details in Lebanon and Syria.
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Damascus
Syria
Lebanon
Bernd Schmidbauer
Helmut Kohl
Beirut
Schmidbauer
Farouk al-Sharaa
Heinrich Struebig
Thomas Kemptner
Iran
Haret Hreik
Ali Akbar Velayati
Bekaa
United Nations
Giandomenico Picco
U.N
Picco
Tehran Times
Germany
Struebig
Kemptner
Asme-Humanitas
Holy Warriors For Freedom
Freedom
Associated Press
Terry Anderson