Terry Anderson marked the fifth day as a hostage today . His sister , Peggy Say , and other family members and friends wrote greetings to Mr. Anderson that were published in English by the French - language newspapers An - Nahar and As - Safir . He met with prominent Shiites, including leading figures in Hezbollah, believed to be the umbrella group for kidnap gangs. Police say Lebanese authorities have no information on the whereabouts of Mr. Anderson and 15 other Western hostages in Lebanon . A day ago , Mr. Anderson 's group , the Islamic Resistance , made its first statement in a video , offering to trade Anderson and another hostage , Tom Sutherland , for their lives jailed in Kuwait . A copy of the statement was delivered to a western news agency in Beirut and included a photograph of Anderson .
Terry Anderson marked the fifth day as a hostage today . His sister , Peggy Say , and other family members and friends wrote greetings to Mr. Anderson that were published in English by the French - language newspapers An - Nahar and As - Safir . Police say Lebanese authorities have no information on the whereabouts of Mr. Anderson and 15 other Western hostages in Lebanon . A day ago , Mr. Anderson 's group , the Islamic Resistance , made its first statement in a video , offering to trade Anderson and another hostage , Tom Sutherland , for their lives jailed in Kuwait . A copy of the statement was delivered to a western news agency in Beirut and included a photograph of Anderson .