Brother Who Asked Release of Hostage in Beirut Dies

OCALA, Fla. —  Glenn Anderson, brother of Beirut hostage and Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson, died Saturday of lung cancer on a plane flight home from New York, where he was being treated. He was 46.

Glenn Anderson’s death was the second in Terry Anderson’s immediate family since the journalist was kidnaped in March, 1985. The Andersons’ father, Glenn R. Anderson, died Feb. 15 at age 69, also of cancer.

Last week, Glenn Anderson made a videotape pleading for the release of his brother, one of five Americans kidnaped in Lebanon who are still missing. Glenn Anderson asked Lebanese officials to broadcast the tape on Lebanese television.

“This is a message to the people holding my brother Terry,” he said in the emotional appeal.

“My father died of cancer waiting to see Terry. He did not see him. Now I have cancer and I made a vow I would not die until I saw Terry. That vow is very close to an end. Please release him. I wish to see him one more time. Please release him. Thank you.”

Lebanese officials broadcast a videotaped birthday message to Terry Anderson last year at his family’s request. It is not known whether he saw that message.

Terry Anderson, 38, chief Middle East correspondent for The Associated Press, was kidnaped March 16, 1985.