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Students from both of Ottawa’s universities joined together Tuesday for a vigil to honour the victims of the Easter Sunday bombing in Lahore, Pakistan, that killed 65 people.
Waleed Shaikh, president of the Carleton University Pakistani Students’ Association, said up to 50 people attended the vigil to show support for his home country and those who were killed or injured in the attack in a park on busy Easter Sunday.
In light of the recent terrorist attack in Brussels, Shaikh said the vigil was also to honour those killed in other attacks worldwide.
“We wanted to make it more inclusive just because of the terrorist attacks happening in other countries,” Shaikh said. “We need to do a vigil for our people and other people, too.”
The vigil organizers encouraged participants to bring flags from their home country and wear black to the event, which began at 7 p.m. in front of the Carleton University library.
Members of the Canadian Pakistani Association hope to hold another vigil this weekend at Ottawa’s City Hall.
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Waleed Shaikh, president of the Carleton University Pakistani Students’ Association, said up to 50 people attended the vigil to show support for his home country and those who were killed or injured in the attack in a park on busy Easter Sunday.
In light of the recent terrorist attack in Brussels, Shaikh said the vigil was also to honour those killed in other attacks worldwide.
“We wanted to make it more inclusive just because of the terrorist attacks happening in other countries,” Shaikh said. “We need to do a vigil for our people and other people, too.”
The vigil organizers encouraged participants to bring flags from their home country and wear black to the event, which began at 7 p.m. in front of the Carleton University library.
Members of the Canadian Pakistani Association hope to hold another vigil this weekend at Ottawa’s City Hall.
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