British and Lebanese experts, seen near vehicles, search the area for the remains of a Western hostage, British journalist Alec Collett in the village of Aita al-Foukhar in the eastern Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Collett, who was 63 at the time, was kidnapped in southern Beirut on March 25, 1985 while on assignment for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, which cares for Palestinian refugees. Forensic experts discovered Tuesday the remains of two people in an area where Collett was believed to have been buried, Lebanese security officials said. Samples of the remains have been sent to Beirut for DNA tests to see if they are Collett's. The Arabic writing on remaining Syrian positions reads: "Our everlasting leader, the faithful Hafez Assad," referring to late Syrian President Hafez Assad. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

British and Lebanese experts, seen near vehicles, search the area for the remains of a Western hostage, British journalist Alec Collett in the village of Aita al-Foukhar in the eastern Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Collett, who was 63 at the time, was kidnapped in southern Beirut on March 25, 1985 while on assignment for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, which cares for Palestinian refugees. Forensic experts discovered Tuesday the remains of two people in an area where Collett was believed to have been buried, Lebanese security officials said. Samples of the remains have been sent to Beirut for DNA tests to see if they are Collett's. The Arabic writing on remaining Syrian positions reads: "Our everlasting leader, the faithful Hafez Assad," referring to late Syrian President Hafez Assad.

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