By Aap Hundreds of people have attended a candlelight vigil in Melbourne to remember the delegates of the AIDS conference who were killed in the MH17 tragedy, as well as those who have lost their lives to the illness. The crowd huddled together in Federation Square on Tuesday night and paused for a minute's silence to remember the six HIV researchers and lobbyists who were killed when their plane was shot down over Ukraine. The vigil was scheduled as part of AIDS 2014 to remember the 35 million lives lost to HIV-AIDS-related illnesses, but the event took on added meaning after the attack on MH17.
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Crowd gathered in Federation Square on Tuesday for a minute's silence
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Six HIV researchers and lobbyists were killed when MH17 was shot down over Ukraine
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Vigil was initially scheduled as part of AIDS 2014 to remember the 35 million people killed by HIV-AIDS related illnesses
The crowd held a mixture of placards, with one stating 'Remembering our colleagues on @placeholder', while others declared 'HIV is not a crime' and 'Silence equals death'.