MH17 crash: Many on flight were heading to Melbourne AIDS conference

SYDNEY: Many of the passengers on Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 which crashed in Ukraine were heading to the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, officials said Friday.

"My thoughts & prayers to families of those tragically lost on flight #MH17. Many passengers were enroute to #AIDS2014 here in #Melbourne," tweeted UNAIDS executive director Michel Sidibe.