Dignified reception for victims


SEPANG: The remains of MH17 chief steward Mohd Ghafar Abu Bakar and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) lecturer Ng Shi Ing were accorded full military honours at the Bunga Raya Complex of KL International Airport after arriving on a commercial flight.

A casket and an urn, draped in Malaysian flags, were taken by soldiers to waiting hearses.

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