MH17: Remains of Hisham’s step-grandma not among 15 identified


PONTIAN: When the remains of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 victims touch down this Friday for the country to bid its final farewell, the step-grandmother of Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein will not be among them. 

“The remains of my step-grandmother Siti Amirah are not among those of the 15 Malaysians who will be brought home on Friday,” Hishammuddin said, adding that six were Muslims while the other nine were non-Muslims.

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