THE Australian high commission and Dutch embassy in Malaysia today held a remembrance ceremony for victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down in eastern Ukraine in 2014
Present were victims’ families, diplomats from countries whose nationals were on the ill-fated flight, and representatives of the government and MAS.
Families at the ceremony expressed their appreciation to the Dutch-led joint investigation team (JIT) for its tireless work.
MH17 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down with a Russian-made missile in Donetsk, Ukraine, about 40km from the Russian border.
All 298 people on board died. The passengers were from Malaysia, the Netherlands, Australia, Indonesia, the UK, Belgium, Germany, New Zealand, Canada and the Philippines. - July 18, 2019.
Five candles to mark five years since the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 tragedy during a commemoration ceremony at the Australian high commission in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, July 18, 2019.MH17 flight attendant Shaikh Mohd Noor Mahmood’s daughter, Siti Darwiysha Zulaika (centre), picking a flower during the fifth anniversary commemoration at the Australian high commission in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, July 18, 2019.A relative of a victim of flight MH17 crying during the fifth anniversary commemoration at the Australian high commission in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, July 18, 2019.MH17 flight attendant Shaikh Mohd Noor Mahmood’s wife Mardiani Mahdi (right) speaking to her daughter Zulaika during the fifth anniversary commemoration at the Australian high commission in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, July 18, 2019.MH17 chief stewardess Dora Shahila Kassim’s daughter Nur Diyana Yazeera delivering a speech during the fifth anniversary commemoration at the Australian high commission in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, July 18, 2019.A man helping a girl light a candle to mark five years since the MH17 tragedy during a commemoration ceremony at the Australian high commission in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, July 18, 2019.A screen display listing the MH17 victims during the fifth anniversary commemoration at the Australian high commission in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, July 18, 2019.A relative of a victim of MH17 crying during the fifth anniversary commemoration at the Australian high commission in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, July 18, 2019.Participants at the fifth anniversary commemoration ceremony for victims of MH17 at the Australian high commission in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, July 18, 2019.
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