German in Iran to Press for Release of Hostages
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BONN — German Justice Minister Klaus Kinkel flew to Iran on Tuesday, and officials said he will press Tehran to use its influence to win the release of two German hostages still held in Lebanon.
The sources said Kinkel will discuss the two remaining Western hostages in Lebanon--Thomas Kemptner and Heinrich Struebig--with Iranian leaders during his three-day visit. The two Germans, who worked for a private aid organization, were seized in May, 1989, in the southern city of Sidon.
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