Waite to Be Freed--Magazine

BEIRUT — The magazine that broke the story of American arms sales to Iran reported today that hostage negotiator Terry Waite is in captivity but will be freed next week.

In the latest in a series of unconfirmed reports on Waite’s fate, the weekly Ash-Shiraa quoted Islamic sources in Beirut as predicting the Anglican Church envoy will be released “after the U.S. military storm in the Mediterranean settles down.” It was referring to the flotilla of U.S. warships stationed off Lebanon. U.S. officials have said that they were scaling down the buildup and that no attack was planned.