The UBC Okanagan community will be honouring the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 at a vigil tomorrow night. 

Among those who died were four members of the UBC community, including Dr. Mehran Abtahi from the department of civil engineering, alumna Niloofar Razzaghi, Zeynab Asadi Lari and Mohammadhossein Asadi Lari – all from the Vancouver campus. 

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The memorial will be held from 4 to 7 pm in the Richard S. Hallisey Atrium of the Engineering, Management and Education building, room EME 0020.

“I know I speak for our entire campus community when I express my profound sadness for those that lost their lives and offer my deepest condolences to their families, friends and loved ones,” said Deborah Buszard, UBC Deputy Vice-Chancellor. 

“This is a challenging time for UBC’s Iranian students, faculty and staff and we understand developments internationally and domestically in Iran are a cause of deep concern for them,” she added. 

“Our international student advisors work closely with international students who are experiencing difficult circumstances, regardless of what those circumstances might be and where they are from. We will continue to ensure our Iranian students have the supports they need.”

Flags at UBCO have been lowered in their memory and will remain lowered during the vigil.