Rows of white chairs were placed in front of Russia’s embassy in The Hague in a protest by families of those who were shot down with Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 plane
THE HAGUE - Rows of white chairs were placed in front of Russia’s embassy in The Hague on Sunday in a quiet protest by families of those who were shot down with Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, on the eve of the trial - in absentia - of four men accused of murder for their involvement.
“This is for me a very beautiful symbol for 298 people who perished. They are gone. My brother never returned,” said Piet Ploeg, whose older brother Alex died in the crash. Those present observed two minutes of silence. White roses were placed on some of the chairs, and placards stood in the field. One read “The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth”, and was accompanied by a single white rose.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Another judge orders review of Russia-probe related documentCourt wants to see memo on March 2017 conversation in which Trump complained to NSA about Russia probe
Read more »
OPEC's pact with Russia falls apart, sending oil into tailspinA three-year pact between OPEC and Russia ended in acrimony after Moscow refused to support deeper oil cuts to cope with the outbreak of coronavirus and OPEC responded by removing all limits on its own production
Read more »
Russia says new U.S. weapon makes nuclear war more likely—but may have 2,000 of its own'Washington is not just modernizing its nuclear forces, but is striving to give them new capabilities, which significantly expands the likelihood of their use,' Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.
Read more »
MH17 victims' relatives protest Russian actions with 298 empty chairsThe chairs represented the victims who died when a Buk missile fired from territory held by pro-Russia separatist rebels shot down the Amsterdam-to-Kuala Lumpur flight on July 17, 2014, killing everybody on board.
Read more »
Blast outside U.S. Embassy in Tunisia kills policemanTwo militants on a motorbike blew themselves up outside the U.S. Embassy in Tuni...
Read more »