1985: 35 Innocent American Hostages 'freed from Islamic militants from hijacked from a TWA jetliner in Beirut. Lebanon sfter being held 17 days 

The kidnapped victims consisted of 25 Americans, 16 Frenchmen, 12 British, 7 Swiss, 7 West Germans and 1 Irish man resulting two unprovoked deaths. The hostage takers bore obscure titles such as the Islamic Jihad Organization (IJO), 

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With the exception of two  American hostages such as CIA Bureau Chief William Francis Buckley and Marine Colonel  William Higgins (who were both murdered in cold blood), most of the hostages were chosen not for any political activity or alleged wrongdoing, but because of the country they came from and the ease of kidnapping them. Despite this, the hostages complained of and had physical signs of mistreatment, such as repeated beatings and mock execution

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