Two Lebanese Killed in Malaysia Airline Crash in Ukraine

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Two Lebanese nationals, holding the Australian citizenship, were among the 298 people on board the Malaysian jetliner that was shot down over Ukraine.

According to Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5), Albert and Mary Rizk are among the victims who died along with dozens of others in the tragedy on Thursday.

They live in Melbourne, Australia.

Dutch authorities said 27 Australians were among the dead.

At a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Airlines updated its nationality count of passengers, saying the plane carried 154 Dutch, 43 Malaysian – including the crew-, 27 Australian, 12 Indonesian, 9 British, 4 German, 5 Belgian, 3 Filipino and one person each from Canada and New Zealand.

Passengers on the plane included a large contingent of world-renowned AIDS researchers and activists headed to an international AIDS conference in Melbourne, Australia.

News of their deaths sparked an outpouring of grief across the global scientific community.

H.K.

D.A.

Comments 12
Thumb popeye almost 11 years

I await the day when I will read ONE meaningful post, ONE counter argument, ONE credible or mature info from you, ..flamethrower... , but alas!

Default-user-icon Idiot (Guest) almost 11 years

The Jews did it !!

Default-user-icon Sofra Deymi (Guest) almost 11 years

Did your parents call you idiot after your grandfather or (junior) after you father?

Thumb Maxx almost 11 years

Dude, seriously, rawwi2a shwayy. Read the news from other news sources than Naharnet. There is a high probability that the pro-Russian did indeed shoot it down, thinking it was a Ukrainian Antonov plane, with Russian-made Buk missile systems that they captured from the Ukrainian army. Go listen to the alleged "intercepted communications" (Google it) - this was a terribly tragic mistake, as every untimely death is, and you can hear it even in the voices of the rebels.

Thumb Maxx almost 11 years

*pro-Russian rebels...

Thumb geha almost 11 years

russia will pay a high price for this murder.

Thumb music66 almost 11 years

May they all rest in peace . Amen

Default-user-icon Idiot (Guest) almost 11 years

Ok correction, the Russian Jews did it ! :)

Thumb EagleDawn almost 11 years

http://www.alarabiya.net/ar/arab-and-world/syria/2014/07/18/بالصور-حزب-الله-يزور-صور-أسرى.html
بالصور.. حزب الله يزوّر صور أسرى

Thumb CommuniT almost 11 years

Nobody made them pay, oh really?
http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/79/11131.pdf

humans are even more worthless now than before... that's a true statement!

Thumb cedre almost 11 years

did anybody hear about roar ?

Default-user-icon Lomapssio Durvalli (Guest) almost 11 years

Sad. But let's hope the monetary compensation for their heirs will be hefty enough. After all, someone lucky should be able to buy real estate in Lebanon. A shack labeled a villa in Mayrouba sells for $990,000 with a view that overlooks... well... umm... duh... nothing spectacular???. What a steal!