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On This Day November 2, 1986 – Diplomat David Jacobsen Was Released In Beirut

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On This Day November 2, 1986 – Diplomat David Jacobsen Was Released In Beirut.

On this day November 2, 1986, American diplomat David Jacobsen was released in Beirut after being held captive for 17 months by Islamic extremists. His release marked a moment of relief and hope amid a series of hostage crises that dominated international headlines throughout the 1980s.

Jacobsen, who served as the director of the American University Hospital in Beirut, had been kidnapped in May 1985 during a period of escalating tension and violence in Lebanon. His freedom came as the...
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