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Summary:British hostage John McCarthy was released from Lebanon on August 8 after 1,943 days in captivity. Pro-Iranian kidnappers, the Islamic Jihad (Holy War) group, said they freed McCarthy with a letter for United Nations (U.N.) Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar.
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Location:SYRIA DAMASCUS
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