8 August 1991
✍John McCarthy released
Beirut & suburbs#Western hostages 1982–1991
PartiesIslamic Jihad & the hostage-taking frontsUnited Nations / UNIFIL
On 8 August 1991 the British journalist John McCarthy was released carrying a letter from his kidnappers to the UN secretary-general, which opened comprehensive UN negotiations to end the hostage file. "Islamic Jihad" released him.