Unrecovered bodies <\/strong><\/p>\n\nExperts and world leaders have expressed concern that not all the remains have been recovered from the sprawling crash site in rebel-held territory.<\/p>\n\n
“It’s quite possible that many bodies are still out there, in the open in the European summer, subject to interference, and subject to the ravages of heat and animals,” said Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, whose country lost 28 nationals.<\/p>\n\n
Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans and his Australian counterpart Julie Bishop will travel together to Ukraine on Thursday for talks about completing the repatriation of bodies and the crash probe, the foreign ministry said.<\/p>\n\n
The rebels controlling the crash site released some bodies and handed over two black boxes to Malaysian officials only after intense international pressure.<\/p>\n\n
The black boxes were delivered to Britain for expert analysis, including whether they might have been tampered with, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n
DNA samples taken <\/strong><\/p>\n\nRutte has warned that it could take weeks or even months for the bodies to be identified, although some are expected to be handed over to families soon.<\/p>\n\n
Dutch police have been visiting the bereaved for counseling but also to retrieve DNA samples such as from hairbrushes, details of tattoos and fingerprints, as well as medical and dental records, to help with the identification task.<\/p>\n\n
A truce has been declared by rival sides around the crash impact site, but international investigators still face massive obstacles. Dutch officials confirmed receipt of only 200 of the 298 victims’ bodies.<\/p>\n\n
International monitors said more remains were left at the vast crash site, littered with poignant fragments from hundreds of destroyed lives.<\/p>\n\n
Kiev said the Netherlands and other countries that lost citizens are proposing to send police officers to secure the site, amid concerns that vital evidence has been tampered with.<\/p>\n\n
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday pledged to “do everything” to influence the separatists and ensure a full probe into the crash.<\/p>\n\n
Putin is staring down fresh European sanctions just a week after the latest set was unveiled over its role in the Ukraine crisis, which has chilled East-West tensions to the lowest point in years.<\/p>\n\n
Ukrainian government troops are pushing on with an offensive to wrest control of east Ukraine’s industrial heartland from the pro-Moscow separatists.–Nicolas Delaunay<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The first bodies from flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday almost a week after it was shot down over Ukraine, with grieving relatives and the king and queen solemnly receiving the as yet unidentified victims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":622843,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,43],"tags":[],"byline":[],"source":[206065],"column":[],"editor":[],"videographer":[],"position":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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