Saudi Arabia Expresses Sympathy to Malaysia Over MH17 tragedy

KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama) -- Saudi Arabian ambassador to Malaysia, Fahad A. H. Alrashid on Friday expressed sympathy and sadness over the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 aircraft tragedy. "I'm sorry about what had happened (to the aircraft) and I hope God will give strength to the families," he said after attending a breaking of fast here. At the event, 55 underpriviled children and folks were given Aidilfitri (Eid) goodies. Flight MH17, which carried 298 passengers and crew members from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed in eastern Ukraine on July 17. The Boeing 777-200 aircraft was believed to have been shot down by a surface-to-air missile. -- BERNAMA