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The faces of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17: Tributes paid to 298 who
lost their lives

Mirror.co.uk - 1 hour ago

As the identities of those on board the flight shot out the sky over
eastern Ukraine begin to emerge, we look at the human cost of the
tragedy.

298 people were killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot out
of the sky as it flew over eastern Ukraine on Thursday afternoon.

The Boeing 777 had been on its way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur,
with 283 passengers and 15 crew on board.

Those who lost their lives came from all over the world.

So far, those identified have included 173 Dutch passengers, 44
Malaysian, 27 Australian, 12 Indonesian, and 10 from the United
Kingdom.

Here we take a look at the human cost of Thursday's tragedy, reporting
the stories of those who died and the tributes being paid to them as
they emerge.

British Glenn Thomas

Glenn Thomas, 49, a former BBC journalist, had been a media officer
for the World Health Organisation in Geneva for more than a decade and
was travelling to an International Aids Conference in Australia.

Originally from Blackpool, he leaves behind his partner Claudio and
sister Tracey.

WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib said: "We have lost a wonderful person
and a great professional. Our hearts are broken. We are all in shock."

Australian Mo, Evie, and Otis Maslin

Mo, 12, Evie, 10, and Otis, eight, were on their way back to Perth,
Australia, with their grandad Nick Norris when MH17 crashed.

The family had been on holiday in Europe and their parents had decided
to stay on in Amsterdam for a few days before returning.

Reports suggest Mr Norris had been taking the children back early to
make sure they were home in time to start school.

Dutch Yuli Hastini and John Paulisen

Dutch couple Yuli Hastini, 44, and John Paulisen, 47, were on the
flight with their son Arjuna, five and daughter, Sri, three.

They were going to visit Yuli's mum in Java, Indonesia.


John Paulissen, his wife Yuli Hastini and two children, Martin Arjuna
Paulissen, 5 and Sri Paulissen, 3

British Liam Sweeney

Liam Sweeney, 28, was also travelling to see Newcastle United's
pre-season tour in New Zealand, along with John Alder, and

would have been known to many fans during his time volunteering as a
steward on supporters' buses to away games.

Andrew Phillips, 21, was a friend of Mr Sweeney and said: "He was a
spot on kid, no bother at all, it's such a sad day. I'm sure he'll be
looking down on us and will be proud that he has a memorial on Sir
Bobby Robson's statue."

Malaysian Sanjid Singh

Malaysia Airlines steward Sanjid Singh, from Kuala Lumpur,

swapped with a colleague to fly on doomed flight MH17 - months after
his wife had a lucky escape with missing flight MH370.

Mr Singh was not originally intended to be on board the flight.
However, he swapped with a colleague for the return Amsterdam-Kuala
Lumpur journey.

Tragically, it comes just months after his flight stewardess wife had
a lucky escape after swapping off missing flight MH370.

British John Alder

John Alder, in his 60s, was a life-long Newcastle United supporter who
was travelling to see the club play on a pre-season tour of New
Zealand.

He had barely missed a game in 50 years, and the Gateshead man was
known as the Undertaker "because he always wore a black suit and white
shirt to every match".

His friend Margaret Bambra, 66, said: "He was a lovely guy, never
bothering anyone. He was Newcastle-mad. I really cannot believe it -
it's totally devastating. He did not deserve this."

 

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