All nationalities on board MH17 identified - The Rakyat Post

http://ift.tt/1tgTTVj KUALA LUMPUR, July 19: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has identified the nationalities of all 298 people on board the ill-fated Flight MH17 which was believed to have been shot down over Ukrainian airspace late Thursday night. In a statement on its website, MAS listed the nationalities breakdown, with two passengers stated as having dual citizenships. The Netherlands has the most passengers on board MH17 at 192, which included one person carrying a dual citizenship from the United States. 44 on board were Malaysians, including two infants and 15 crew members. 27 on board were Australians, 12 Indonesians including one infant, 10 from the United Kingdom with one carrying a dual citizenship from South Africa, four Germans, four Belgians, three from the Philippines, one Canadian and one New Zealander. The passenger manifest however, has not yet been released. The airline said it was working closely with all embassies to notify the next-of-kin of those on board, adding that their main focus was to work with the emergency responders and authorities in order to mobilise its full support to provide all care possible to the next-of-kin. Malaysia Airlines is working closely with the respective embassies to notify the next-of-kin of the passengers. “Our thoughts and prayers are with all affected passengers and crew and their family members,” the statement read.



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