National Mourning Declared For Mh17 İn Netherlands

Netherlands declared a national day of mourning Wednesday after those who lost their lives in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, 193 of whom were Dutch citizens.



The Boeing 777-200, en-route to Amsterdam from Kuala Lumpur, was downed Thursday near Hrabove in Donetsk, Ukraine -- about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the Ukrainian-Russian border, killing all 298 people, 283 passengers and 15 crew members on board.



 The national flag will fly half-mast on government buildings on Wednesday.



Dutch King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima, PM Mark Rutte, and other officials will attend a ceremony at Eindhoven Airport where the bodies will be brought.



Five minutes before the bodies' arrival, the church bells will be rung, and a minute's silence will be kept.



www.aa.com.tr/en - Hollanda