The Netherlands unveiled a national monument Monday in memory of the 298 people killed in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner in 2014 above territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. Victims came from 17 countries, and included 196 Dutch citizens. The Netherlands took the lead in investigating the crash and intends to try those it considers responsible. On the third anniversary of the disaster, King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and caretaker PM Mark Rutte unveiled the 25-metre-long monument in a park in the village of Vijfhuizen, near Amsterdam's Schiphol airport. Dutch politicians and around 2,000 relatives also attended. A glistening steel structure shaped like an eye and set before a dark wall bears the names of the victims. "If you look into it, you will see yourself and the name of your loved one," Ronald Westerhuis, the sculptor who designed the memorial, was cited as saying Monday. "The steel is so polished it will reflect the sunlight onto the dark wall, in the hope that this will ease the sadness."<br/>
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American Airlines officials say reports that a flight was evacuated Sunday after flatulence caused passengers to become ill are false. WNCN-TV reported that passengers were "forced" from a flight at Raleigh-Durham International Airport after experiencing headaches and nausea spurred by a foul-smelling odor in the cabin. According to the station, a Raleigh-Durham International Airport spokesperson said the odor was from a passenger who "passed gas." American Airlines spokesman Ross Feinstein refuted the "passed gas" claim late Sunday, AP reported. “We did have an aircraft from Charlotte to RDU this afternoon, that landed at 2:19 p.m. ET, and arrived the gate at 2:21 p.m. ET, that is currently out of service for an actual mechanical issue – and odor in the cabin. But It is not due to “passed gas” as mentioned,” Feinstein said. In another statement, the airport confirmed that the flight was never evacuated. According to the airline, a medical call for people affected by the scent came in after the plane deplaned. <br/>