Gemayel Says He Urged Waite to Avoid Lebanon
Lebanese President Amin Gemayel was quoted Wednesday as saying he advised missing hostage negotiator Terry Waite not to return to Lebanon and that the Anglican Church envoy was responsible for the consequences of his decision.
“The Lebanese state advised Waite not to travel to Beirut, but he opted for a different decision,” the Kuwaiti newspaper Al Anbaa quoted Gemayel as saying in an interview in London.
The newspaper did not give details of when or how Gemayel gave the advice to Waite, who has not been seen publicly since he left his west Beirut hotel Jan. 20.
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