With a campus still in shock and mourning over a deadly terrorist attack last week that claimed the life of two of its students, Emory University will hold a vigil this afternoon for the pair.
Services begin at 1 p.m. for Abinta Kabir and Faraaz Hossain,, two friends who were on summer break last week in Bangladesh. The pair had gone separately to Holey Artisan Bakery, a popular evening gathering spot in Dkaha, to spend time with friends.
Soon after they arrived, a band of militants stormed the cafe with swords, guns and explosives. Hossain, who is Muslim, was given the chance to leave the bakery but chose to stay behind because he did not want to leave his friends, family members have said. The militants slaughtered Hossain, Kabir and 18 others. Police killed the attackers during the standoff. The Islamic State, know as ISIS, claimed responsibility for the massacre.
Both Kabir and Hossain were students at the Oxford College at Emory. Kabir was still an undergraduate. Hossain, who had graduated, was to have attended Emory’s Goizueta Business School this fall. They had been long-time friends.
Services will be held at 1 p.m., today on the main campus in the Cannon Chapel, 515 Kilgo Circle.
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