Lebanese-American Amer Fakhoury released from prison in Beirut- U.S. senator

Lebanese-American Amer Fakhoury who has been detained in Lebanon since September has been released and is on his way home to the United States, Democratic senator Jean Shaheen announced in a statement on Thursday.

Shaheen said while in detention in Beirut, it was discovered that Fakhoury, a small-business owner in New Hampshire, was suffering from Stage 4 cancer.