UKRAINE: Officials at the Dutch embassy in Kiev pay tribute to the victims of the downed Malaysian Airlines plane, two thirds of whom were Dutch citizens.

Record ID: 377298

  • Title: UKRAINE: Officials at the Dutch embassy in Kiev pay tribute to the victims of the downed Malaysian Airlines plane, two thirds of whom were Dutch citizens.
  • Date: 23rd July 2014
  • Summary: RESENDING WITH SCRIPT KIEV, UKRAINE (JULY 23, 2014) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF DUTCH EMBASSY IN KIEV FLOWERS AND ITEMS PLACED ALONG STREET FLAG POSTS ABOVE EMBASSY CLOSE OF SIGN ON WALL OFFICIALS AT DUTCH EMBASSY WALK OUT OF BUILDING CLOSE OF POSTER ON TOP OF FLOWERS DUTCH AMBASSADOR TO UKRAINE KEES KLOMPENHOUWER AND OTHER OFFICIALS HOLD MOMENT OF SILENCE VARIOUS OF DUTCH EMBASSY STAFF HOLDING MOMENT OF SILENCE CLOSE OF TOYS PLACED ALONG WITH FLOWERS OUTSIDE EMBASSY ENTRANCE CROWDS LAY DOWN FLOWERS TOYS PEOPLE SEEN WRITING ON POSTER NEAR FLOWER MEMORIAL CLOSE OF POSTER READING (Dutch, English, Ukrainian): "Ukraine, thank you for your support!" TOYS AND FLOWERS LAID OUT AT DUTCH EMBASSY
  • Embargoed: 7th August 2014 13:00
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  • Location: Ukraine
  • Country: Ukraine
  • Topics: Conflict,Disasters,Transport
  • Reuters ID: LVACS65N8PRICMU8E0NWPZNGOON6
  • Story Text: A sombre moment of silence was held outside the Dutch embassy on Wednesday (July 23) in tribute to the 298 people who were killed when flight MH17 crashed in an area of eastern Ukraine held by Russian-backed separatists.
    A flower-filled memorial outside the embassy bore well-wishing messages and toys laid down by members of the public.
    Dutch ambassador Kees Klompenhouwer and embassy staff members walked out of their offices to honour the victims, two thirds of whom were Dutch citizens.
    A larger service was held in the Netherlands on Wednesday as the bodies of the first victims from the Malaysian airliner crash arrived amid dignified grief tinged with anger.
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