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Business News/ Photos / Malaysia mourns as bodies of MH17 victims arrive

Malaysia mourns as bodies of MH17 victims arrive

The bodies and ashes of 20 Malaysians, killed when Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine in July, have arrived in Kuala Lumpur. Black-clad Malaysians observed a minute of silence on Friday to mark the arrival of the first remains of its 43 citizens killed in the MH17 disaster.

A woman cries as she waits outside Bunga Raya complex at Kuala Lumpur International Airport before victims’ bodies from the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight, MH17, were flown back, in Sepang, Malaysia, on 22 August 2014. AP

1/9A woman cries as she waits outside Bunga Raya complex at Kuala Lumpur International Airport before victims’ bodies from the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight, MH17, were flown back, in Sepang, Malaysia, on 22 August 2014. AP

Coffins with the remains of the MH17 victims before being flown to Malaysia from Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam, on 21 August. AFP

2/9Coffins with the remains of the MH17 victims before being flown to Malaysia from Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam, on 21 August. AFP

The remains of a victim of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 are carried during a repatriation ceremony at KLIA airport in Sepang. Reuters

3/9The remains of a victim of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 are carried during a repatriation ceremony at KLIA airport in Sepang. Reuters

Soldiers carry a coffin with the remains of a victim. AFP

4/9Soldiers carry a coffin with the remains of a victim. AFP

Hearses carrying victims’ bodies leave Bunga Raya Complex at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. AP

5/9Hearses carrying victims’ bodies leave Bunga Raya Complex at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. AP

Malaysia Airlines flight attendants cry during the arrival of the bodies of the victims who perished aboard flight MH17, outside Bunga Raya complex in Sepang, on 22 August 2014. AFP

6/9Malaysia Airlines flight attendants cry during the arrival of the bodies of the victims who perished aboard flight MH17, outside Bunga Raya complex in Sepang, on 22 August 2014. AFP

Family members of victims offer funeral prayers during a burial ceremony in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur, on 22 August 2014. AFP

7/9Family members of victims offer funeral prayers during a burial ceremony in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur, on 22 August 2014. AFP

Family members break down as vans carrying the remains of the victims leave the Bunga Raya complex at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. AFP

8/9Family members break down as vans carrying the remains of the victims leave the Bunga Raya complex at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. AFP

Family of a flight attendant, one of the victims, during her burial ceremony in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur, on 22 August 2014. AFP

9/9Family of a flight attendant, one of the victims, during her burial ceremony in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur, on 22 August 2014. AFP

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