Add Airlines as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Airlines news, video, and analysis from ABC News. It took nearly a half hour for family and friends — some choking back tears — to read out the names and ages of the victims. Nearly 200 of the victims were Dutch; the others came from a variety of countries, including Malaysia, Australia, Canada, Britain and Belgium. In an emotional speech, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte called the downing "a shameful deed that robbed 298 innocent people of their lives." He also said the SBU is investigating 150 people in connection with the MH17 downing.

Source: ABC News July 17, 2019 10:55 UTC