In a solemn ceremony held Friday in Lafayette Park , located across the street from the White House , family , friends and colleagues of Terry and Anderson gathered to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the AP ##A 's capture by Islamic fundamentalists in Beirut . The gathering brought together the families of the other journalists who were kidnapped after Anderson and are still held in the Lebanon capital . "It's just not in their interest to release the hostages. There were songs , prayers and remembrances during the event . There was no evidence that the hostages would be released any time soon despite an announcement two weeks earlier by Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani who said he saw the hostage ordeal " moving toward a solution . "
In a solemn ceremony held Friday in Lafayette Park , located across the street from the White House , family , friends and colleagues of Terry and Anderson gathered to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the AP ##A 's capture by Islamic fundamentalists in Beirut . The gathering brought together the families of the other journalists who were kidnapped after Anderson and are still held in the Lebanon capital . There were songs , prayers and remembrances during the event . There was no evidence that the hostages would be released any time soon despite an announcement two weeks earlier by Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani who said he saw the hostage ordeal " moving toward a solution . "