Washington, Aug 27 (Xinhua) US Senator Edward Kennedy who died Wednesday after a battle with brain cancer will be buried at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia Saturday, his family said in a statement.

A private funeral mass and a memorial service will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, the statement said.

'Senator Kennedy will be laid to rest next to (former US) president John F. Kennedy and (former) senator Robert Kennedy,' his family said in the statement said.

Senator Kennedy's body will be kept at the John Fitzgerald Kennedy presidential library in Boston Friday from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. for public view.

A private memorial service will be held at the library Friday and a funeral mass will be held at 3.45 p.m. Saturday in Boston.

The burial will take place at 5 p.