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BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhuanet) -- A national memorial ceremony has been held in the Australian capital Canberra to mark the first anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine. Two hundred and ninety-eight people died in the crash, including 39 Australians.
A plaque with victims' names on it was unveiled in the gardens of Parliament House. It is set in soil brought back from the crash site in the town of Rozsypne by an Australian federal policeman.
Lawmakers have interrupted their mid-year holidays to take part in the memorial service.
The Boeing 777 was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed on July 17 last year. Both Russia and Ukraine have been blaming each other for the disaster in Donetsk region in east Ukraine.
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has reiterated that the global community is determined to bring the perpetrators to justice.
(Source: CNTV.cn)
