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Australia remembers victims of MH17 tragedy
澳大利亞紀(jì)念MH17失事遇難者
A national memorial ceremony has been held in the Australian capital, Canberra, to mark the first anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine. 298 people died in the crash, including 39 Australians.
Tears have been shed, and wreath were laid in memory of those 39 Australians killed in the tragic on the exact date a year ago.
So today we remember our dead, we thank those who brought them home but most of all we acknowledge the suffering of the bereaved......to acknowledge your tragedy.
All the victims' names are edged on this plaque, which is unveiled in the gardens of Parliament House in Canberra. It is set in soil brought back from the crash site in eastern Ukraine by an Australian federal policeman. Later on, other lawmakers and officials joined in grief with the families.
The Boeing 777 was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed on July 17th last year.
Both Russia and Ukraine have been blaming each other for the disaster in Donetsk region in east Ukraine. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has reiterated that the global community is determined to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Last week, the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said the ongoing investigation into the incident was expected to continue until year-end.
"We call on all nations concerned to provide the fullest cooperation, so that we will be able to gather irrefutable evidence as to what happened and especially as to who will be responsible for this unforgivable incident," Najib said
The Malaysian government has asked the United Nations Security Council to set up an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a passenger airliner last year in eastern Ukraine. A report by a multinational investigation into the cause of the crash, led by the Netherlands, is due later this year.
