The bodies of 20 victims of Malaysian nationality of the incident on July 17 flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine have come to China on Friday, a day of national mourning, as reported by the British broadcaster BBC.
The plane, which took off from Amsterdam, has landed in Kuala Lumpur at 1000 hours (4:00 am to mainland Spain). A group of Malaysian soldiers have gone to the aircraft to escort the coffins as they were unloaded from the aircraft. All have been transported coffins wrapped in the national flag. Three of the bodies were cremated in the Netherlands.
During the day, public transport services interrupted for two minutes of silence to respect, just been picked as the Malaysian newspaper The New Straits Times. Also, the posters of the highways will ask drivers to stop their vehicles. This is the first time that Malaysia held a day of mourning as a sign of grief over the death of civilians.
A company spokesman Malaysia Airlines said that the company will host a Mass which will be open to the public to offer their respects. "Malaysia Airlines is deeply saddened by this devastating tragedy. Been a long and painful wait for the families and friends of the passengers and staff MH17," he added.
A total of 298 people aboard the aircraft were a Malaysian, of which 28 have been identified in the Netherlands, which is leading the international investigation into the incident, which the Government of Ukraine and the pro-Russian separatist have accused each other.
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