Silk Air tragedy remembered

Silk Air tragedy remembered

PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Dozens of Singaporean and Japanese
families were in the city on Wednesday to commemorate the Silk
Air plane crash that killed 104 people on Dec. 19, 1997.

They prayed and placed a floral wreath on the Musi river where
the Silk Air plane's wreckage was found days after it exploded
during its flight from Jakarta to Singapore.

Aron Ng, a relative of a stewardess who was killed in the
tragedy, said he had visited the city annually to commemorate the
tragedy.

Hirosi Hirakawa, representing the victims' families, conveyed
their appreciation to South Sumatra Governor Rosihan Arsyad for
the services rendered by the local administration and for taking
care of the monument established near the river in remembrance of
the tragedy's victims. --Antara