MH17 passengers and crew in memory

THE new Lonely Planet guide to Bali lying in the debris field where Malaysia Airlines MH17 rests in eastern Ukraine is one of the stark reminders of the brutality of the tragedy.

Each of the 298 passengers and crew on board the ill-fated Malaysian Airlines flight from Amsterdam had plans, dreams and futures ahead of them when their lives were cruelly taken away after the aircraft was shot down over the country’s Pro-Russian rebel territory. Among the lost from more than 10 countries were eager students, excited holidaymakers, dedicated workers and even a weary mourner from more than 10 countries.