Ex-Hostage Terry Anderson Prepared to Sue Iran for $100 Million
ATHENS, Ohio — Terry Anderson is set to sue Iran for $100 million over the more than six years the former Associated Press correspondent was held hostage, shackled and blindfolded in Lebanon.
The lawsuit accuses Iran of having sponsored his captors.
The lawsuit to be filed today in U.S. District Court in Washington also names as plaintiffs Anderson’s wife, Madeleine Bassil, 49, and their 13-year-old daughter, Sulome, who seek redress for emotional distress and their long separation from Anderson.
Held longer than any other American in Lebanon, Anderson, 51, was freed after 2,454 days of captivity, on Dec. 4, 1991.
Named as defendants are the Islamic Republic of Iran and its Ministry of Information and Security.
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