SYDNEY, Australia — Australia vowed on Wednesday to hold Russia to account for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 10 years ago that killed nearly 300 people.
On July 17, 2014, the Boeing 777, which was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down by a Russian -made BUK surface-to-air missile over eastern Ukraine.All 298 people aboard were killed, including 38 Australia ns.
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong , former foreign minister Julie Bishop and Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw and other officers offer their respects at a memorial for the Australian victims of the doomed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in the capital Canberra, on July 17, 2024.
Australia will 'not be deterred in our commitment to hold Russia to account,' Foreign Minister Penny Wong told bereaved relatives and dignitaries at a memorial service at parliament in the capital Canberra.'I recommit our collective pursuit of truth, justice and accountability for the outrages perpetrated on the 17th of July, 2014,' she said. 'Grief never fully leaves us but time and love can lessen its weight.
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