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Dhaka Tribune

MH17 crash: Malaysian bodies arrive home

Update : 22 Aug 2014, 09:47 AM

The bodies of 20 Malaysian victims of Flight MH17 that crashed in Ukraine in July, have arrived in Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysians observed a moment of silence following the arrival of the bodies.

A specially chartered plane took off from Amsterdam and landed around 10:00 local time (02:00 GMT).

National flags are flying at half-mast for the day of mourning.

Flight MH17 is believed to have been shot down by a missile fired by pro-Russian rebels. They deny the claim.

All 298 passengers and crew on board the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 died on 17 July.

From office workers to train drivers, many among the nation of 30 million observed a minute's silence as white hearses drove the remains from the airport to private funerals in various provinces.

The country's public transportation, including the national rail system and Kuala Lumpur's monorail, paused during the minute of silence.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, who turned his Twitter and Facebook pages black, wrote a condolence message that was widely shared.

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