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23/09/2014
British MH17 Victim Glenn Thomas To Be Buried In Lancashire
The 15 October has been set as the date for the funeral of a British victim of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down in Ukraine in July.
Glenn Thomas, who was from Blackpool but lived in Geneva, was among 298 people who died, when the flight was brought down in northern Ukraine.
His funeral is to be held at Lowther Pavilion on Lancashire's Fylde coast.
Mr Thomas's body was brought back to the UK last week.
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Glenn Thomas, who was from Blackpool but lived in Geneva, was among 298 people who died, when the flight was brought down in northern Ukraine.
His funeral is to be held at Lowther Pavilion on Lancashire's Fylde coast.
Mr Thomas's body was brought back to the UK last week.
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