The World : U.S. Gets Kilburn’s Body

Christian and Muslim militiamen observed a brief truce to allow the body of slain American hostage Peter Kilburn to be borne across the battle line between West and East Beirut and turned over to the U.S. Embassy, an embassy spokesman said. The body was reportedly flown out of Beirut later in the day, but its destination was not disclosed. The body of Kilburn, 62, a librarian at the American University of Beirut, was found outside of Beirut on Thursday, along with those of two Britons kidnaped in March. A note with the bodies said the three were killed to avenge the U.S. attack on Libya. Kilburn was the first U.S. hostage in Lebanon whose murder has been confirmed.