The World : Professors Strike in Beirut

Professors at the American University of Beirut went on strike, closing down the school to protest the disappearance of two British colleagues feared kidnaped by Muslim extremists in Lebanon. Dozens of university staff members have been kidnaped during Lebanon’s 11 years of civil strife. A police spokesman said there were no clues to the latest disappearances and that no group has claimed responsibility. The British Embassy called on Britons in Beirut to “restrict their movements and take special security precautions.”