Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 aircraft. On 25 March 2014, around two hundred family members of the Chinese passengers protested outside the Malaysian embassy in Beijing. Relatives who had arrived in Kuala Lumpur after the announcement continued with their protest, accusing Malaysia of hiding the truth and harbouring a murderer. They also wanted an apology for the Malaysian government's poor initial handling of the disaster and its "premature" conclusion of loss, drawn without physical evidence. An op-ed for "China Daily" said that Malaysia was not wholly to be blamed for its poor handling of such a "bizarre" and "unprecedented crisis," and appealed to Chinese people
International reactions to the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shootdown of the incident". Since the crash, memorial services have been held in Australia and the Netherlands, with the Netherlands declaring a national day of mourning. The opening ceremony of the AIDS 2014 conference, of which several delegates were on board flight MH17, began with a tribute to the victims of the crash. In Malaysia, makeshift memorials were created in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. International reactions to the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shootdown The shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 on 17 July 2014 provoked reactions from many countries and organisations. Argentinian President Cristina Fernández expressed her deep