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Tributes pour in after 2 Emory students killed in Bangladesh attack
Abinta Kabir (left), an Emory student at Oxford College, was visiting family and friends when she was taken hostage and murdered by terrorists in the attack Friday, July 1, 2016, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Faraaz Hossain (right), an Emory University student from Dhaka, was also killed by terrorists in the attack.
By Najja Parker
July 2, 2016Tributes have poured in from across the country after officials reported that two Emory students were in killed in the Bangladesh terrorist attack Friday.
Abinta Kabir and Faraaz Hossain, both undergraduate students at the Oxford College campus, were taken hostage and murdered by terrorists yesterday.
Since the news of their deaths broke, fellow schoolmates, professors and the like have taken to social media to send their prayers and thoughts to the families.
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Najja Parker is a multimedia journalist covering Black culture for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She is an engaging on-air talent, who has served as a host for the newsroom’s special projects and events, such as the movie premiere of “The South Got Something To Say,” a documentary chronicling the rise of Atlanta hip-hop.
