Netherlands remembers MH17 victims
Official efforts now turn to tracking down the perpetrators and putting them on trial
The Hague
DUTCH flags will fly at half-mast on Friday as families remember those killed when flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine a year ago, with all efforts now focused on catching those responsible.
Around 2,000 grieving relatives are expected at a private ceremony in the central Netherlands, with Prime Minister Mark Rutte and other top officials slated to attend, organisers said.
But as relatives of those who died in the Malaysia Airlines tragedy on July 17 last year still struggle to come to …
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