The world was shocked to learn the news that Malaysia Flight MH17 was shot by a missile and subsequently crashed in Ukraine on July 17. 298 perished onboard the flight.
On Friday morning, it emerged that among the 283 passengers and 15 crew on board were nine Britons, 173 Dutch, 44 Malaysians, 27 Australians, 12 Indonesians, four Germans, four Belgians, three Filipinos, one Canadian and one New Zealander. 20 passengers have yet to be identified.
In addition, 80 children have reportedly died on Malaysia Flight MH17 including 3 infants.Also onboard, as many as 100 AIDS experts were among those who died. They were flying to an AIDS conference in Melbourne, Australia. AIDS researchers Pim de Kuijer and Martine de Schutter and HIV researcher Joep Lange are among the first to be named heading for the conference.
Child victims: Three grandchildren, Mo Maslin, 12, (left), his brother Otis, eight, (centre) and sister Evie Maslin, 10, (right) were killed on the flight along with their grandfather Nick Morris
Nick Norris
Mo, Evie and Otis Maslin’s grandfather.
Leeds University student Richard Mayne, pictured, from Leicester was going on an industrial placement
Entrepreneur: Fatima Dyczynski, the founder of data company Xoterra Space, is thought to have been on board. Her parents are believed to be Australian
Regis Crolla, a young Dutch man, posted a picture of his ticket on Instagram, saying ‘I’m so excited’ before boarding MH17.
World Health Organisation representative Glenn Thomas and ex-bbc employee
Tragic: The Tambi family were returning home to Malaysia for good, three years after their father began work for Shell in Kazakhstan
Real estate agent Albert Rizk, and wife Marie. And Melbourne student Elaine Teoh (right)
Nun, Sister Philomene Tiernan (right), a 77 year old teacher at eastern Sydney’s Catholic girls’ school in Kincoppal-Rose Bay
Sunbury real estate agent Albert Rizk.
Elaine Teoh and her long-time boyfriend Emiel Mahler, both died on flight MH17.
Flight attendant Sanjid Singh.
Recently retired pathologist Roger Guard (left) and his wife Jill (right) from Australian
Passport of a Dutch teenager
Eugene Choo Jin Leong, the pilot who was flying MH17 when it was shot down
Regis Crolla, left, was one of the 173 Dutch nationals on board the flight out of Amsterdam, while stweardess Azrina Yakob, right, was working on board the flight
AIDS researchers Pim de Kuijer (left) and Martine de Schutter (right) were travelling to Melbourne for an AIDS conference
Joep Lange was a Leading researcher into the HIV Virus from the Netherlands, and a former president of the International AIDS Society.
Martine de Schutter worked for AIDS Action Europe
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Cor Pan (left) and his partner Neeltje Tol
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Liam Sweeney, pictured, was travelling to New Zealand to follow Newcastle United’s pre-season tour
- Student Ben Pocock studying at Loughborough University was going on holiday to Australia after passing his university exams
Crew member Angeline Premila.
Flight attendant Nur Shazana Binti Mohamed Salleh
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