KLM Airlines official identifies nationalities of MH17 passengers

A KLM airlines official has identified the nationalities on board the downed code-share Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.

There were 154 Dutch passengers, 27 Australians, 11 Indonesians, six British, four German, three Filipino and one Canadian on the flight manifesto, with the remaining passengers yet to be identified.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott said 23 Australians had been confirmed on board the flight.

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