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| First MH17 dead to be flown to Netherlands from Ukraine | First MH17 dead to be flown to Netherlands from Ukraine |
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| The first bodies recovered from the Malaysia Airlines plane that crashed in Ukraine last week are to be flown to the Netherlands for identification. | The first bodies recovered from the Malaysia Airlines plane that crashed in Ukraine last week are to be flown to the Netherlands for identification. |
| The Netherlands is holding a day of mourning for the 298 killed in the 17 July crash, 193 of whom were Dutch. | The Netherlands is holding a day of mourning for the 298 killed in the 17 July crash, 193 of whom were Dutch. |
| Meanwhile, US intelligence officials say pro-Russian rebels shot down the jet by mistake, but they have not found any direct link to Russia. | Meanwhile, US intelligence officials say pro-Russian rebels shot down the jet by mistake, but they have not found any direct link to Russia. |
| The plane crashed in a rebel-held area after apparently being hit by a rocket. | The plane crashed in a rebel-held area after apparently being hit by a rocket. |
| A refrigerated train carriage carrying around 200 bodies from the crash site arrived in the government-held city of Kharkiv on Tuesday. | A refrigerated train carriage carrying around 200 bodies from the crash site arrived in the government-held city of Kharkiv on Tuesday. |
| The operation to find the remaining bodies and secure crucial evidence continues. | The operation to find the remaining bodies and secure crucial evidence continues. |
| The first bodies from flight MH17 are due to arrive in Eindhoven at 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT) after a farewell ceremony attended by Ukrainian officials in Kharkiv. | The first bodies from flight MH17 are due to arrive in Eindhoven at 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT) after a farewell ceremony attended by Ukrainian officials in Kharkiv. |
| Members of the Dutch royal family and the Prime Minister Mark Rutte will meet the plane. | Members of the Dutch royal family and the Prime Minister Mark Rutte will meet the plane. |
| The bodies are then due to be taken to the Korporaal van Oudheusden barracks for identification. | The bodies are then due to be taken to the Korporaal van Oudheusden barracks for identification. |
| Mr Rutte said that process could take months. | Mr Rutte said that process could take months. |
| In a separate process, the "black box" flight-data recorders from MH17 have been handed to Dutch authorities by Malaysian officials. | |
| The devices will be sent to Farnborough in the UK for analysis. | |
| Unidentified US intelligence officials told a news conference on Tuesday that the "most plausible explanation" for the shooting down of the plane was that rebels mistook it for another aircraft. | Unidentified US intelligence officials told a news conference on Tuesday that the "most plausible explanation" for the shooting down of the plane was that rebels mistook it for another aircraft. |
| "Five days into it, it does appear to be a mistake," one of the officials said. | "Five days into it, it does appear to be a mistake," one of the officials said. |
| They went on to say that Russia was responsible for creating the conditions that led to the crash. | They went on to say that Russia was responsible for creating the conditions that led to the crash. |
| "It's a solid case that it's an SA-11 [missile] that was fired from eastern Ukraine under conditions the Russians helped create," one official said. | "It's a solid case that it's an SA-11 [missile] that was fired from eastern Ukraine under conditions the Russians helped create," one official said. |
| However, there was no direct evidence of direct Russian involvement in the firing of the SA-11 surface-to-air missile believed to have caused the crash, the officials said. | However, there was no direct evidence of direct Russian involvement in the firing of the SA-11 surface-to-air missile believed to have caused the crash, the officials said. |
| Nor did the US know that the Ukrainian rebels possessed SA-11 missiles until after the plane was shot down. | Nor did the US know that the Ukrainian rebels possessed SA-11 missiles until after the plane was shot down. |
| The officials said that their findings were based in part on social media postings and an audio recording released in recent days. | The officials said that their findings were based in part on social media postings and an audio recording released in recent days. |
| The US and other nations have accused rebels of blocking access to the crash site, putting valuable evidence at risk. | The US and other nations have accused rebels of blocking access to the crash site, putting valuable evidence at risk. |
| In Australia, former American President Bill Clinton paid tribute to six HIV/Aids campaigners who were on board MH17. | |
| He said their lives had been "overpowering in their contribution to a shared future". | |
| Meanwhile, the conflict between Ukrainian government forces and rebels has continued, with reports of fighting near Donetsk and Luhansk. | Meanwhile, the conflict between Ukrainian government forces and rebels has continued, with reports of fighting near Donetsk and Luhansk. |
| Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said on Tuesday the army had captured the town of Severodonetsk, 140km (90 miles) from the rebel stronghold of Donetsk. | Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said on Tuesday the army had captured the town of Severodonetsk, 140km (90 miles) from the rebel stronghold of Donetsk. |
| The fighting in eastern Ukraine erupted in April and is believed to have claimed more than 1,000 lives. | The fighting in eastern Ukraine erupted in April and is believed to have claimed more than 1,000 lives. |