There were no reports of violence by midday. The birthplace of Terry Anderson celebrated the hostage 's 43rd birthday Saturday with a flag raising , a gun salute and live renditions of " Happy Birthday . " About 40 people , including two of Anderson 's cousins turned out at City Hall for the gun salute and flag ceremony , then walked to a park to join 500 others . Anderson , chief Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press , was abducted by Muslim extremists in Beirut on March 6 , 1985 . He is the longest - held of the 13 Western hostages in Lebanon . Anderson was born in Lorain , Ohio , and grew up in Batavia , N.Y. , where he decided against cake and signing to mark his birthday because of the crisis in the Persian Gulf .
The birthplace of Terry Anderson celebrated the hostage 's 43rd birthday Saturday with a flag raising , a gun salute and live renditions of " Happy Birthday . " About 40 people , including two of Anderson 's cousins turned out at City Hall for the gun salute and flag ceremony , then walked to a park to join 500 others . Anderson , chief Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press , was abducted by Muslim extremists in Beirut on March 6 , 1985 . He is the longest - held of the 13 Western hostages in Lebanon . Anderson was born in Lorain , Ohio , and grew up in Batavia , N.Y. , where he decided against cake and signing to mark his birthday because of the crisis in the Persian Gulf .