A musical commemoration has taken place in Amsterdam to remember the people who died on board a Malaysian Airlines plane tragedy in July.<br /><br />Flight MH17 was downed over a war zone in Ukraine where pro-Russian rebels fighting were fighting Kyiv government forces. Most victims were Dutch nationals.<br /><br />The service was attended by the Dutch prime minister, King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima, as well as other members of the Royal family and the government. <br /><br />Prime Minister Mark Rutte paid tribute to those who perished. <br /><br />A minute’s silence was held in memory of the dead, many of them children setting off on school holiday. <br /><br />All 298 victim names were mentioned during the ceremony.<br /><br />Government buildings across the Netherlands are flying the national flag at half-mast today to honour the victims of one of the deadliest disasters in Dutch history.<br /><br />The jetliner was brought down on July 17 on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.<br /><br />Ukraine and Western countries have accused the rebels of shooting the plane down with a Russian-made missile, an accusation which Russia denies.
