On Wednesday, two UBC alumni were confirmed as victims of the downed flight

Niloofar Razzaghi and Dr. Mehran Abtahi were among the victims of the plane crash

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — The president of UBC has confirmed the deaths of two more UBC alumni Thursday.

Santa J. Ono says Niloofar Razzaghi and Dr. Mehran Abtahi were among the victims in the Ukrainian International Airlines Flight downed in Tehran Wednesday.

Razzaghi graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Math in 2010 and a Bachelor of Education in 2018.

Dr. Abtahi was a postdoctoral research fellow in the civil engineering department.

On Wednesday, brother and sister Zeynab Asadi Lari and Mohammadhossein Asadi Lari were confirmed as victims of the crash.

They were both UBC alumni.

.@UBC confirms two more ppl linked to the university were killed in the Iran crash — Niloofar Razzaghi and Dr. Mehran Abtahi. Their deaths are in addition to Zeynab Asadi Lari and Mohammadhossein Asadi Lari whose deaths were confirmed yest’ via @ubcprez. Details on @NEWS1130. — Sonia Aslam (@SoniaSAslam) January 9, 2020



Flags have been lowered at the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses in memory of all the victims.

UBC’s Thaqalayn Muslim Association is hosting an event to remember the plane crash victims Thursday at 6 p.m.



Ono says support services are in place for those coping this time.

All 176 passengers on the flight died, including 63 Canadians.

Prime Minister Trudeau confirmed evidence shows an Iranian missile crashed the flight.