Malaysian victims of MH17 crash return home

More bodies from the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash have been identified, including 16 Malaysian nationals.

The plane came down in eastern Ukraine a month ago, killing all 298 people on board.

The Malaysian victims will be flown to Kuala Lumpur next Friday, when a ceremony will be held at the airport attended by the king, prime minister Najib Razak and next of kin.

In total, 127 passengers have so far been identified, including the first Australian victims.

 

 

 

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