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BEIRUT, Lebanon--Shiite Moslem kidnappers freed American hospital administrator David Jacobsen yesterday after holding him 17 months, and said recent U.S. moves might lead to the release of two other American captives in Lebanon...
...Jacobsen, 55, of Huntington Beach, Calif., was turned over to U.S. officials on a street in Moslem west Beirut. A U.S. Embassy official, who insisted on anonymity, said Jacobsen was in good health and was at the embassy compound in Christian east Beirut...
Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite flew in from Cyprus, met with Jacobsen, then told The Associated Press in a telephone interview, "David is well. He and I had a conversation together for some hours. He is looking forward to seeing his family and friends...
Waite would not say where he saw Jacobsen, but said, "We hope very much with the help of some friends here we can secure the release of other hostages. Our main hope now is to secure the rapid release of U.S. and other hostages...
Islamic Holy War holds Terry A. Anderson, 39, chief Middle East correspondent for the AP; David P. Jacobsen, 55, director of the American University Hospital in Beirut; and Thomas Sutherland, 55, the university's acting dean of agriculture. All were abducted...