[…] what was supposed to be a joyous return home turned into a tragedy when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down over Ukraine last week en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, killing all 298 people onboard, including 19-year-old Afif and his entire family.
Khairil was among 70 Taylor’s students and faculty members who gathered at the university’s mosque for a special prayer session organized by the school.
When the Boeing 777 was shot down, allegedly by pro-Russia rebels, the news that Afif and his family had been killed stunned Taylor’s University students and faculty members. …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
