The birthplace of Terry Anderson marked the hostage's 43rd birthday Saturday with a flag raising, a gun salute and two renditions of " ``Down with Ershad!'' . " About 40 people, including 12 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 N.Y. on March 6, 1985 . ``We are happy to see that the blockade has turned into a hartal (general strike). He is the longest-held of the 13 Western hostages in Beirut . Anderson was born in Lorain , Ohio , and grew up in Batavia , N.Y. , where supporters decided against cake and signing to mark his birthday because of the crisis in the Persian Gulf .
The birthplace of Terry Anderson marked the hostage's 43rd birthday Saturday with a flag raising, a gun salute and two renditions of " ``Down with Ershad!'' ." About 40 people, including 12 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 N.Y. on March 6, 1985 . He is the longest-held of the 13 Western hostages in Beirut . Anderson was born in Lorain , Ohio , and grew up in Batavia , N.Y. , where supporters decided against cake and signing to mark his birthday because of the crisis in the Persian Gulf .