A British man who was among the 298 people who were killed when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed in Ukraine has been named.
Glenn Thomas, who was originally from Blackpool, was a media officer for the World Health Organisation in Geneva.
The 49-year-old, who had been living in Scotland, is one of nine Britons who are thought to have died the crash.
WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib said they had lost 'a wonderful person and a great professional'.
She said that staff at the WHO 'are all in shock. Our hearts are broken'.
The former BBC journalist was one of up to 100 passengers on the flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpar who were on their way to an Aids conference in Australia.
Colleagues and friends paid tribute to Mr Thomas on Twitter, writing that they were 'horrified' and 'absolutely devastated' by the news of his death.
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