MH17 memorial planned near Schiphol airport

Loving tribute: A general view of the location near Schiphol where the national monument will be placed in memory of the victims of flight MH17 in Vijfhuizen, The Netherlands. — EPA

THE HAGUE: A forest is to be planted in a park close to Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport to commemorate the victims of downed flight MH17, the organisation representing victims’ families announced.

The national monument will comprise 298 trees, one for each of the victims of the ill-fated flight, the MH17 Disaster Foundation said in a statement on Thursday.