76-year-old Terry Anderson, American journalist held captive for 2,454 days in Lebanon by Islamic militants during its civil war, has passed away.

Terry Anderson, the American journalist who was held captive for six years in Lebanon by Islamic militants, has died at the age of 76. Anderson, the Beirut bureau chief for The Associated Press, was kidnapped on March 16, 1985, and held captive for 2,454 days before being released in 1991. He is remembered for symbolizing the plight of Western hostages during Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war.