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Ukraine rescuers recover 181 bodies at Malaysian plane crash site

Other News Materials 18 July 2014 16:42 (UTC +04:00)
Rescuers have recovered as many as 181 bodies so far at the site of the Malaysian airliner crash in eastern Ukraine, an official at Kiev's Foreign Ministry told a briefing on Friday.
Ukraine rescuers recover 181 bodies at Malaysian plane crash site

Rescuers have recovered as many as 181 bodies so far at the site of the Malaysian airliner crash in eastern Ukraine, an official at Kiev's Foreign Ministry told a briefing on Friday.

The Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 was downed near the Russian border on Thursday, an area where pro-Moscow rebels have been fighting Ukrainian government forces since April. All 298 people on board of the plane were pronounced dead, Reuters reported.

Andriy Sibiga said the bodies would probably be transported to the nearby Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, which is under the control of the central government.

Rebels have agreed to provide assistance to those investigating the crash of the plane and will ensure safe access for international experts visiting the site, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said.

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