Dhaka Attack

Emory plans vigil for Faraaz and Abinta

Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain, Abinta Kabir, Dhaka attack, Bangladesh, Holey Artisan Bakery
Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain (L) and Abinta Kabir (R) were both students of Emory University in the United States. Photo: Star

Emory University says they will hold a vigil to remember two students killed when a group of armed extremists stormed a restaurant in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The university said in a statement that the "Vigil for Dhaka" is set for 1 pm Thursday in Cannon Chapel on the Atlanta campus.

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Emory officials have said Faraaz Hossain and Abinta Kabir were killed in the Saturday morning attack on a restaurant in Bangladesh's capital that left 28 dead.

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Kabir was entering Emory's Oxford College as a sophomore. She was visiting family and friends in Bangladesh at the time of the attack. Hossain was a student at the university's Goizueta Business School in Atlanta.

Emory spokeswoman Elaine Justice says Kabir was a sophomore from Miami and Hossain was from Dhaka.

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Emory plans vigil for Faraaz and Abinta

Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain, Abinta Kabir, Dhaka attack, Bangladesh, Holey Artisan Bakery
Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain (L) and Abinta Kabir (R) were both students of Emory University in the United States. Photo: Star

Emory University says they will hold a vigil to remember two students killed when a group of armed extremists stormed a restaurant in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The university said in a statement that the "Vigil for Dhaka" is set for 1 pm Thursday in Cannon Chapel on the Atlanta campus.

READ MORE: Who were the victims of Dhaka café tragedy?

Emory officials have said Faraaz Hossain and Abinta Kabir were killed in the Saturday morning attack on a restaurant in Bangladesh's capital that left 28 dead.

ALSO READ: Faraaz could have, but didn’t leave his friends

Kabir was entering Emory's Oxford College as a sophomore. She was visiting family and friends in Bangladesh at the time of the attack. Hossain was a student at the university's Goizueta Business School in Atlanta.

Emory spokeswoman Elaine Justice says Kabir was a sophomore from Miami and Hossain was from Dhaka.

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