The Daily Populous Thursday December 26th, 2024 evening edition
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gwartabig on December 25th, 2024 at 22:08 UTC »

This, and the fact that the man who perpetrated it got away scot-free still boils my blood to this day.

whatmakesagoodname on December 25th, 2024 at 22:19 UTC »

We are still waiting for justice for the victims of MH17. May we never forget.

Rd28T on December 25th, 2024 at 22:33 UTC »

Such a terrible crime.

It affected Australia heavily too. Not to the same scale as the Dutch, but a big impact for us. I remember the RAAF was heavily involved in bringing victims back to the Netherlands:

https://youtu.be/wuvHrxzFV6E?si=JEo7yUer6ft06jZI

There was a big memorial in the cathedral in Sydney, and one of our unofficial National Anthems was re-written for it:

https://youtu.be/ZHZpoLUfJXo?si=v3mp0pGiJp1j_yWE

Many Dutch people migrated to Australia in the 40s-70s, so we all know someone with Dutch heritage. My aunt and uncle traveled from Amsterdam to Sydney via Kuala Lumpur on Malaysian airlines only a couple of days before, they could have so easily been on MH17 if their timings were slightly different.