Everything We Know About The Nine Britons On The Malaysia Airlines Flight

Here is what we know about the British victims on the shot-down MH17 flight so far.

The 288 passengers include 173 people from the Netherlands, 44 from Malaysia, 28 from Australia, 12 from Indonesia (including one infant), nine from the UK, four from Germany, four from Belgium, three from the Philippines, one from Canada, and one from New Zealand. There are still 20 with unverified nationalities.

Here is what we know about the British passengers so far.

Glenn Thomas

John Alder

Liam Sweeney

Richard Mayne

Ben Pocock

Cameron Dalziel

The 49-year-old was a World Health Organisation spokesperson and a former BBC journalist. He had worked at the WHO's headquarter in Geneva, Switzerland.

Thomas was heading towards an international HIV conference in Melbourne. It is understood that Thomas has a twin sister, Tracey, who lives in Blackpool.

The World Health Organisation said that Thomas was a "great colleague" who will be missed. Our full report on Thomas can be read here.

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