Yeltsin Says 2800 US POWs Moved to USSR May Still Live
President Yeltsin disclosed that 2,800 American prisoners from World War II and Vietnam were transferred to Soviet soil and kept in labor camps. His spokesman said most have died, but some may still be alive, a claim echoed during NBC interviews. U.S. officials urged caution as they assess possible new information.
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German hostages released after eight year captivity
Beirut AP reports two German relief workers Heinrich Struebig and Thomas Kemptner, held 1127 days by pro Iranian Shiite militants, were handed over to German envoy Bernd Schmidbauer. The release ends their eight year kidnapping campaign and marks a rare territorial exit for the captors.
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