Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Malaysia Flight MH17 News Updates -- July 23, 2014



Tears For The MH17 Crash Victims: Dutch Royals And Grieving Relatives Watch As First Bodies Arrive Back In Holland In Dignified Ceremony That Shames Russia -- Daily Mail

* Bodies of around 200 international victims of the MH17 plane massacre have arrived in Eindhoven, Netherlands
* Aircraft, which left Ukraine this morning, were greeted by grieving relatives and members of the Dutch royal family
* Torturous identification will now take place, which officials have warned is likely to take several months to complete
* There is concern over the total number of bodies that have been released by pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine
* Separatists claim they placed 282 complete corpses and body parts from 16 others on board refrigerated morgue train
* But Dutch officials claim they counted only 200 victims, meaning a third of MH17's passengers may still be missing
* Today MH17's black boxes were delivered to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch base in Farnborough, Hampshire
* Dutch air safety board said cockpit voice recorder successfully downloaded and contained 'valid data from the flight'

The first bodies of those killed in the MH17 crash have arrived in the Netherlands to be greeted by grieving relatives and the Dutch royal family.

The remains of around 40 international victims of the Malaysia Airlines tragedy left Ukraine's Kharkiv airport on two military planes earlier today, ahead of a painstaking identification process which is expected to take several months.

The dignified reception at Eindhoven airport is in stark contrast to the treatment of the victims' remains in eastern Ukraine in the days after the crash, where pro-Russian rebels left corpses to decay in the summer heat in body bags dumped around the crash site.

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Malaysia Flight MH17 News Updates -- July 23, 2014

MH17 victims' bodies flown home -- BBC
Ukraine says two fighter jets shot down as MH17 bodies leave - live updates -- The Guardian
MH17: Bodies of the victims arrive at Eindhoven airport -- The Telegraph
Malaysia Airlines MH17 plane crash in Ukraine LIVE UPDATES -- RT

Dutch observe day of mourning as MH17 remains arrive -- USA Today
MH17 plane crash: First victims arrive in Netherlands -- BBC
MH17 Victims' Remains Arrive in Netherlands -- VOA
Remains of Flight MH17 victims arrive in the Netherlands -- AFP
In somber ceremony, Dutch welcome home first remains of MH17 victims -- CNN
Dutch mourn as first MH17 bodies arrive in Netherlands -- Reuters
Dutch say black box damaged but voice data ok -- AP
Dutch Safety Board takes charge of MH17 crash investigation -- Reuters
'No time to worry': MH17 passengers would have been killed instantly or knocked out in seconds, claims forensic expert -- Daily Mail
Parents of three children killed on MH17 living in 'a hell beyond hell' -- The Guardian
MH17: grim task ahead for DNA experts as they sift remains to identify bodies -- The Guardian
Identifying the bodies of MH17 victims: Forensic experts reveal the methods being used to confirm hundreds of passenger names -- Daily Mail
Grim task: MH-17 bodies arrive in Netherlands for identification -- FOX News
U.S. discloses intelligence on downing of Malaysian jet -- Washington Post
Putin 'bears responsibility' for MH17 disaster, say U.S. intelligence chiefs - but they admit to finding NO evidence that Russian leader was directly involved -- Daily Mail
Damning evidence of looting at MH17 crash site grows: Relatives claim victims' phones are answered by 'eastern Europeans', as rebel leader Igor orders troops to hand over seized jewellery for 'defence fund' -- Daily Mail
MH17: Dutch mayor wants Vladimir Putin's daughter Maria deported -- The Guardian
Russian State Media Says CIA Shot Down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 -- Newsweek
Russian media on MH17: Orchestrated by the CIA -- al.com

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