Train carrying bodies from Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 arrives at destination – repatriation begins tomorrow

The train carrying the bodies of the victims from Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 has arrived in Kharkiv, in the Ukraine.

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by Closer staff |
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298 people, including 80 children, died when the plane with hit by a missile, last Thursday.

There were no survivors.

It’s now expected the bodies will be taken to a tank factory, before being flown to the Netherlands.

Representatives from the victims’ home countries will then work on their repatriation.

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Head of the Dutch investigation team, Jan Tuinder, said they hoped to start the move back to the Netherlands as soon as tomorrow.

He said: “The first plane will take off tomorrow, and we will continue until the last victim is identified and brought home.

“As far as we know, at this moment we are talking about 200 - and that is for sure 200 - victims, which means that there are probably remains left in the area where this disaster took place.”

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The progress has been painfully slow for those who lost loved ones in the tragedy.

Sickeningly, just last week it was reported that cold-hearted looters had pillaged their possessions.

According to eye witnesses, as luggage was pulled from the scene, many suitcases and bags have been opened and have been clearly rifled through.

This callous act has lead to further fears that evidence at the crash site has been tampered with, which could hamper further investigations.

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