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| Family of Elita Borbor Weah, Brussels Victim, Mourns One Loss, Then Another | Family of Elita Borbor Weah, Brussels Victim, Mourns One Loss, Then Another |
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| Before Elita Borbor Weah set foot in Brussels Airport on Tuesday, her family was already in mourning. | Before Elita Borbor Weah set foot in Brussels Airport on Tuesday, her family was already in mourning. |
| A native of Liberia who lived in Deventer, the Netherlands, Ms. Weah was on her way to the United States to attend a funeral in Rhode Island when she was killed in the attack on the airport. | |
| A member of a large family spread across the world, Ms. Weah, 41, was one of eight siblings. Many of her relatives were to meet in Providence to attend her stepfather’s memorial. Her death was confirmed by a family member in Rhode Island. | |
| In the moments before her death, Ms. Weah posed for a photograph in the airport, bundled up in a black winter coat and scarf. Her brother, Oscar Weah, said the photograph was taken around 8 a.m. on Tuesday. He had planned to pick her up from the airport in New York later that day. | In the moments before her death, Ms. Weah posed for a photograph in the airport, bundled up in a black winter coat and scarf. Her brother, Oscar Weah, said the photograph was taken around 8 a.m. on Tuesday. He had planned to pick her up from the airport in New York later that day. |
| In Deventer, Ms. Weah has a 13-year-old daughter, who family members said was currently in the care of a relative. | In Deventer, Ms. Weah has a 13-year-old daughter, who family members said was currently in the care of a relative. |
| Like many of the victims’ relatives, Ms. Weah’s brother was frustrated by the time it took to confirm who had died. | Like many of the victims’ relatives, Ms. Weah’s brother was frustrated by the time it took to confirm who had died. |
| “We’ve been waiting for information, but nobody has given us information. I’ve talked to the police, in Belgium, Brussels, and talked to some hospitals, nobody is giving me information,” Mr. Weah said, more than 48 hours after the attack. “So where’s my sister?” | “We’ve been waiting for information, but nobody has given us information. I’ve talked to the police, in Belgium, Brussels, and talked to some hospitals, nobody is giving me information,” Mr. Weah said, more than 48 hours after the attack. “So where’s my sister?” |