Student Dies at AUB after Falling Off Engineering Faculty Building
A student died at the American University of Beirut after he fell off one of the campus' buildings, reported the National News Agency on Wednesday.
It said that Marwan Mustapha Hamzeh, 20, died after he fell off the fifth floor of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture building.
Security forces soon arrived at the scene to investigate the incident.
AUB later issued a statement confirming the death of the third-year engineering student
“Out of respect for the family's privacy and grief, AUB will not be issuing further media statements on the tragedy,” it said.
AUB Dean of Student Affairs Talal Nizameddin added: “Out of respect for his grieving parents and close family I strongly count on your support to discourage idle speculation and gossip on a very sad personal tragedy.”
One of the victim's relatives had told al-Jadeed television earlier on Wednesday that Hamzeh had committed suicide.
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