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10 years of MH17: Kin of those killed mark tragedy that claimed 298

Updated on: 18 July,2024 07:33 AM IST  |  Melbourne
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The conflict has since escalated into a full-scale war with Russia’s invasion of its smaller neighbour in February 2022

10 years of MH17: Kin of those killed mark tragedy that claimed 298

Australian officials offer their respects at an MH17 memorial in Canberra. Pic/AFP

Relatives of passengers killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine gathered with officials at Australia’s Parliament House on Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy that claimed 298 lives.


One of those relatives, Paul Guard, mostly blames the conflict raging in eastern Ukraine a decade ago for the missile attack that killed 38 Australian citizens and permanent residents including his parents, Toowoomba doctors Roger and Jill Guard.


“I don’t think anyone intended to bring down a passenger plane. So in that sense, I’m heartbroken that the conflict continues,” Paul Guard told Australian Broadcasting Corp.


“But I think that a lot of families would really have just liked an acknowledgement that what happened was wrong and that Russia should not have been waging war,” the son added.

The conflict has since escalated into a full-scale war with Russia’s invasion of its smaller neighbour in February 2022.

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