Fauziah: You could hear soft cries


Malaysia’s ambassador to the Netherlands at the time of the MH17 crash recalls what happened on that tragic night. 

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Dr Fauziah Mohamad Taib can clearly recall being in the hotel near Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on July 17 last year, where hundreds of relatives were waiting quietly for the final passenger and crew list after MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine. Copies of that list were circulated shortly before 2am.

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