Article: HOSTAGE: CAPTORS VOW 'GOOD NEWS' TERRY ANDERSON MAKES TAPE.(Main)

Byline: Neil MacFarquahar Associated Press

American hostage Terry Anderson, appearing healthier than in the past, said in a videotaped interview Sunday that his captors told him they would soon have "very good news" for the Western hostages.

The tape was obtained by the Cable News Network and accompanied by a statement in Arabic signed by his Shiite Muslim captors, Islamic Jihad. The group said the tape was a continuation of the process that began with the release of Briton John McCarthy in August.

In the 12-minute tape viewed in Damascus by the Associated Press, Anderson, who has been a captive for 6 1/2 years, described his joy upon hearing a ...

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