Witness History: Archive 2013 - Giandomenico Picco - Hostage negotiator

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The UN envoy who tried to secure the release of Western hostages in Lebanon. He allowed himself to be abducted by their kidnappers on the streets of Beirut, time after time. He managed to arrange for 11 hostages to be freed.

Photo: Giandomenico Picco in 1991. VT Freeze Frame.

Published on Thursday, 14th March 2013.

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