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Title:Syria: United States Hostage Alan Steen Freed In Beirut
Date:3rd December 1991
Summary:United States hostage Alan Steen was handed over to US diplomats at an emotional news conference in the Syrian capital, Damascus on December 3, 1991 just hours after being released from 1,733 days captivity in Beirut. The former professor of mass communications at Beirut University College, was tearful and tired as he chatted with US Ambassador Christopher Ross.
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Location:DAMASCUS SYRIA FOREIGN MINISTRY BUILDING
Reuters ID:LDL0011U846YR
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