A sad farewell
THE STAR
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It was a bittersweet welcome home as the remains of nine more MH17 victims arrived from Amsterdam.
For a fallen colleague: Pilot friends carrying Capt Wan Hussin Wan Amran’s casket after prayers at the state mosque in Shah Alam. — Bernama
Tearful goodbye: Nur Zarith Zaaba, 27, wife of Malaysia Airlines First Officer Muhammad Firdaus Abdul Rahim, trying to hold back tears during the funeral at the Hilir Perak Muslim Cemetery in Teluk Intan.
Sombre moment: MAS steward Sanjid Singh Sandhu’s father Jijar Singh Sandhu (right) with a family member carrying the urn upon its arrival by helicopter at SMK Machang Bubuk in Bukit Mertajam, Penang.
Final rites: A family member carrying the ashes of Rotterdam-based restaurateur Jenny Loh Yan Hwa
to the columbarium at the Kek Lok Si Temple in Ayer Itam, Penang.
to the columbarium at the Kek Lok Si Temple in Ayer Itam, Penang.
Mourning relatives: Some family members are unable to control their emotions during the ceremony
at the Bunga Raya complex in KLIA.
at the Bunga Raya complex in KLIA.
A minute’s silence: (From left) Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad, Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, Datuk Seri
Hishammuddin Tun Hussein and Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak observing a moment of silence during the
ceremony to receive the victims of the MH17 tragedy at the Bunga Raya complex in KLIA.
Hishammuddin Tun Hussein and Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak observing a moment of silence during the
ceremony to receive the victims of the MH17 tragedy at the Bunga Raya complex in KLIA.
