Robert Levinson: US hostage has died in Iran, says family

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Former FBI agent Robert Levinson, who disappeared in Iran 13 years ago, has died in custody there, according to statement from his family.

“It is impossible to describe our pain,” the family said, adding that his death appeared to have occurred before the coronavirus pandemic.

Levinson, the longest-held hostage in US history, disappeared in 2007.

His family say he was working as a private investigator for an unauthorised CIA mission.