Relatives gather in Australia to mark the 10th anniversary of the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine
RELATIVES of passengers killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine gathered with officials at Australia’s Parliament House today to mark the 10th anniversary of the disaster that killed 298 people.
One of those relatives, Paul Guard, blames the conflict raging in eastern Ukraine a decade ago for the missile attack that killed his parents, Toowoomba doctors Roger and Jill Guard.
“I don’t think anyone intended to bring down a passenger plane. So in that sense, I’m heartbroken that the conflict continues,” Mr Guard told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
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