MH17 crash: 298 onboard, MAS confirms


PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) have confirmed that there were 298 people onboard flight MH17 and not 295, as earlier reported.

As opposed to an earlier statement, the airline confirmed Friday that MH17 was carrying 283 passengers, including three infants of various nationalities, and 15 Malaysian crew members. The nationalities of some of the passengers are yet to be determined.

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