By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
The FBI issued a statement Saturday contesting a report by the Associated Press on Thursday, Â which cited an anonymous U.S. official as saying many U.S. government officials believe ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson is no longer alive.
“This characterization is not accurate and diminishes the U.S. government’s resolve to safely return Robert (Bob) Levinson home to his family,” the FBI said in a statement. “Bob disappeared from Kish Island, Iran on March 9, 2007. In 2010, a video showing him in captivity was sent to the Levinson family by his captors. As Bob was taken inside Iran, the U.S. government continues to reiterate its call on the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to locate Mr. Levinson and return him home to his family.”
