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Here Are The Nationalities Of The Victims Of Downed Malaysia Plane MH17

Harrison JacobsJul 18, 2014, 19:13 IST

REUTERS/Tomas NoackThe Boeing 777 Malaysian Airlines aircraft with the registration number 9M-MRD lands early morning in Vienna in this July 14, 2005 file photo.

Malaysia Airlines plane MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all of the 298 passengers and crew on board. The plane, which was traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was carrying primarily Dutch citizens, as well those from nine other countries.

While it was originally reported that 23 Americans were on board, that number now appears to be untrue.

Here are the nationalities that Malaysia Airlines has confirmed:

Netherlands: 189

Malaysia: 44 (including 15 crew and two infants)

Australia: 27

Indonesia: 12 (including one infant)

United Kingdom: 9

Germany: 4

Belgium: 4

Philippines: 3

Canada: 1

New Zealand: 1

Unconfirmed nationalities: 4