Two Newcastle United fans were unlawfully killed when flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian separatists, a coroner has concluded.
John Alder, 63, and Liam Sweeney, 28, were on their way to New Zealand to watch the Magpies in a pre-season friendly. They were killed alongside 296 others when their aircraft was attacked while en route from Amsterdam to Malaysia on July 17, 2014.
A total of 10 of those on board were British. On Friday, an inquest was held into the death of Mr Alder, Mr Sweeney and three others - Richard Mayne, 20, Glenn Thomas, 49, Ben Pocock, 20. During an hearing, a coroner concluded how MH17 was shot down by a Buk missile fired by pro-Russian separatists.
