Empty chair protest commemorates MH17 victims

IANS  |  The Hague 

Relatives of the victims aboard the Airlines flight MH17 which was downed over eastern in July 2014, held a silent protest in front of here.

Red roses were placed on 298 white chairs on Friday in memory of the mainly Dutch passengers and crew of flight MH17 who perished on July 17, 2014, reports the

All those on board 777 aircraft died when it broke apart in a missile strike.

Investigators last month said the missile belonged to Russian forces.

however, has denied the allegation.

Flight MH17 was en route from to and was travelling over conflict-hit when it was struck.

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First Published: Sat, June 09 2018. 11:38 IST