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FILE - In an Oct. 10, 2012 file photo, Antonio &quot;Tony&quot; Mendez, former CIA technical operations officer, poses for photographers at the premiere of the film Argo in Washington. Mendez, a former CIA technical operations officer who helped rescue six U.S. diplomats from Iran in 1980 and was portrayed by Ben Affleck in the film “Argo,” died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, at an assisted-living center in Frederick, Maryland, according to a family statement and his literary agent. He was 78. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Former CIA officer portrayed in ‘Argo’ film dead at 78

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FILE - In an Oct. 10, 2012 file photo, Antonio &quot;Tony&quot; Mendez, former CIA technical operations officer, poses for photographers at the premiere of the film Argo in Washington. Mendez, a former CIA technical operations officer who helped rescue six U.S. diplomats from Iran in 1980 and was portrayed by Ben Affleck in the film “Argo,” died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, at an assisted-living center in Frederick, Maryland, according to a family statement and his literary agent. He was 78. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Tony Mendez, CIA officer portrayed in ‘Argo’, dies

Associated Press