AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands yesterday held a sombre and emotional memorial for the 298 people who died when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine in July.“What if the holiday had started a day later? What if the plane had been late? What if I wake up and realise it was all just a dream?” Prime Minister Mark Rutte told the memorial ceremony in Amsterdam, attended by 1,600 of the bereaved.“But there is no what ifs. Only the harsh reality of 298 dead,” he told the ceremony, also attended by King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima, as …read more
Source: The Borneo Post
