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MH17 bodies leave Ukraine rebel area and reach Kharkhiv | |
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A train with the remains of victims of the Malaysian airliner which crashed in Ukraine has arrived in the city of Kharkhiv, outside rebel territory. | |
The transfer of bodies from flight MH17 follows international pressure on pro-Russia rebels, amid accusations that the aircraft was shot down. | |
The rebels earlier handed over the "black box" flight recorders to Malaysian officials. | |
The Boeing 777 crashed last Thursday, killing all 298 people on board. | |
The Malaysian Airlines flight came down in rebel-held territory near the eastern village of Grabove. | |
Many of the victims were Dutch and reports say the remains will be flown from Kharkiv to the Netherlands for identification. | |
There has been international concern that the crash site was not properly sealed off with the risk that valuable evidence could go missing. | |
Western nations say there is growing evidence that flight MH17 was hit by a Russian-supplied missile fired by rebels, but Russia has suggested Ukrainian government forces are to blame. | |
Late on Monday, the rebels, including the self-styled Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic Alexander Borodai, handed over the "black box" flight recorders to Malaysian officials at a ceremony in Donetsk. |