Bodies of Malaysian MH17 victims arrive back home

 

Bodies of Malaysian MH17 victims arrive back home more than a month after the jet was shot down over eastern Ukraine

The bodies of 20 Malaysians killed when a passenger jet was shot down over Ukraine have arrived back in the country's capital city, Kuala Lumpur.

It was the first repatriation of victims from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 to the country, whose government has urged people to wear black and observe a minute of silence and prayer.

A charted Malaysian Airlines jet arrived at the international airport from Amsterdam, where the bodies of all the victims were first taken.

• Airliner shot down on July 17,2014 killing all 239 passengers and crew
• Passenger jet landed in area controlled by pro-Russian separatists
• Malaysian Prime Minister has brokered deal to have bodies returned
• National day of mourning declared as first coffins return home