The statement was accompanied by a photograph of Terry Anderson, the longest-held foreign hostage in Lebanon.

McCarthy was Britain's longest-held hostage in Lebanon, being held for more than five years.

Anderson had been kidnapped in March 1985 [see p. 33685]and was the longest-held Western hostage.

The longest-held foreign hostage is Terry Anderson, 42, chief Middle East correspondent of The Associated Press.

Terry A. Anderson, the last American and longest-held hostage in Lebanon, was set free tonight by his kidnappers after nearly seven years in captivity.

When asked how he felt about being the longest-held hostage, he said it was "an honor I would gladly have given up a long time ago."

Mr. Anderson was the longest-held American hostage in Lebanon, and the last to be released.

Mr. Anderson, kidnapped on March 16, 1985, is the longest-held Western hostage.

He is the last and longest-held American hostage in Lebanon.

He had been the last and the longest-held American hostage in Lebanon.