As more bodies are flown to the Netherlands, identification work continues


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HILVERSUM, Netherlands (AP) — Twenty-five forensic experts and dozens of support staff are now working to identify the remains of victims from the Malaysia Airlines plane that was shot down over eastern Ukraine last week.

The work began in the Netherlands late yesterday, after the remains of 40 victims arrived from Ukraine. Two more military aircraft with additional remains left Ukraine for the Netherlands today.

All 298 people aboard the flight were killed when it was brought down. Most were Dutch citizens.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he's afraid some remains will never be recovered unless security is tightened around the crash site. He has proposed a multi-national force from countries such as Australia, the Netherlands and Malaysia that lost citizens in the disaster.

He says he has sent 50 police officers to London to be ready to join any organization that may result.

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128-a-16-(Esther Naber (NAY'-bur), spokesperson for the Dutch police operation in Kharkiv, in AP interview)-"all intact bodies"-Esther Naber, from the Dutch police operation in the Ukraine, says the exact number of remains will only be established after a thorough investigation in the Netherlands. (24 Jul 2014)

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126-a-09-(Esther Naber (NAY'-bur), spokesperson for the Dutch police operation in Kharkiv, in AP interview)-"human remains tomorrow"-Esther Naber, from the Dutch operation in the Ukraine, says police on the ground hope that the whole process will be completed by Friday. (24 Jul 2014)

<<CUT *126 (07/24/14)££ 00:09 "human remains tomorrow"

APPHOTO MOSB110: A Dutch military cargo plane with coffins holding bodies of some of the passengers of the Malaysia Airlines jetliner which was downed over eastern Ukraine last week, leaves for the Netherlands from Kharkiv airport, Ukraine, Thursday, July 24, 2014.(AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov) (24 Jul 2014)

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