Hizbullah Commander Imad Mughniyeh: 10 Years since His Assassination

Some of these individuals were later killed, such as Buckley, who was tortured and eventually murdered.The remainder were released at various times with the last one, Terry Anderson, released in 1991.On 30 September 1985, Mughniyeh allegedly organized the kidnapping of four diplomats from the Soviet Embassy in Beirut, one of whom he allegedly personally killed. The result of the kidnapping was Soviet pressure on Syria to stop its operations in Northern Lebanon in exchange for release of the remaining three hostages.