Kuala Lumpur, Ramadan 23, 1435, July 20, 2014, SPA -- Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Sunday urged Malaysians to come together after twin tragedies struck the country's aviation industry within a few months, according to dpa. "Malaysians must remain steadfast and united in the face of this crisis, and continue to pray for the country far removed from the disaster," he said following the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 carrying 298 people in eastern Ukraine on Thursday. Thursday's incident occurred while Malaysia was still struggling to understand the disappearance of another Malaysia Airlines plane with 239 people aboard on March 8 about an hour after takeoff from Kuala Lumpur International Airport en route to Beijing. Najib called for an emergency session of the parliament this week to discuss the latest tragedy and Malaysia's response to it. Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim backed Najib's initiative. --SPA 11:56 LOCAL TIME 08:56 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w