Relatives of missing plane passengers clash with police in Beijing
- 10 years ago
The grief, anger and anguish of relatives of passengers on board the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner.
They left their Beijing hotel to protest at the Malaysian embassy, demanding the truth from the government and an explanation from the airline.
Dozens of protesters, clashed with police, who had formed a human chain round the embassy gate.
Some threw water bottles at officers and many were pushed back. One woman was carried away on a stretcher.
The banners they held told their heart wrenching stories. This yellow sign says "I've bought the diamond ring. I want to put it on your finger".
The Beijing bound jet vanished on March 8th about an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur. The 239 people on the plane are now believed to have died. Most of them were Chinese.
. (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) UNIDENTIFIED FAMILY MEMBER OF PASSENGER ABOARD MISSING MALAYSIA AIRLINES PLANE TRYING TO PASS LINE OF POLICE OFFICERS, SCUFFLING WITH POLICE OFFICERS, SAYING
They left their Beijing hotel to protest at the Malaysian embassy, demanding the truth from the government and an explanation from the airline.
Dozens of protesters, clashed with police, who had formed a human chain round the embassy gate.
Some threw water bottles at officers and many were pushed back. One woman was carried away on a stretcher.
The banners they held told their heart wrenching stories. This yellow sign says "I've bought the diamond ring. I want to put it on your finger".
The Beijing bound jet vanished on March 8th about an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur. The 239 people on the plane are now believed to have died. Most of them were Chinese.
. (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) UNIDENTIFIED FAMILY MEMBER OF PASSENGER ABOARD MISSING MALAYSIA AIRLINES PLANE TRYING TO PASS LINE OF POLICE OFFICERS, SCUFFLING WITH POLICE OFFICERS, SAYING