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American slain in Israel to be buried in US

22 December 2010 03:41 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. The reverend of an American tourist killed in an Israeli forest last week says she will be buried in the United States after a memorial service in Jerusalem this Thursday, APA reports quoting The Washington Post.
David Pileggi of Christ Church in Jerusalem said Tuesday the family of Kristine Luken have not said when or where she will be buried.
Luken’s friend Kaye Susan Wilson says the pair were hiking on Saturday when two Arab men attacked them, binding their hands and stabbing them. Wilson, a naturalized Israeli from the U.K., escaped after playing dead. Police found Luken’s body the next day.
Police suspect the attack was probably politically motivated, though it could have been criminal. No arrests have been made.
Luken often visited Israel with a group that promotes Christianity among Jews.