Top US diplomat held in Iran dies at 96

Updated July 18 2019 - 11:48am, first published 11:44am
.US diplomat Bruce Laingen, held hostage in Iran for more than a year, has died aged 96
.US diplomat Bruce Laingen, held hostage in Iran for more than a year, has died aged 96

L. Bruce Laingen, the top American diplomat at the US Embassy in Tehran when it was overrun by Iranian protesters in 1979 and one of 52 Americans held hostage for more than a year, has died aged 96.

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