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Commemoration ceremony to be held to mark anniversary of MH17--Malaysian official

Xinhua, June 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

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KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said here Saturday that a commemoration ceremony will be held on July 11 to mark the first anniversary of the tragedy of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, according to Bernama, Malaysia's state news agency.

Liow said that the ceremony will be held at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, adding that the Malaysian authorities are deeply concerned about what happened to the flight and vow to bring the perpetrators to justice.

He also said that the final report from the international investigation team on the tragedy is expected to be ready soon, which they believe will reveal the perpetrators of the incident.

Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine on July 17 last year on its way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, killing all the 298 people on board. Endi