Close X
Thursday, December 12, 2024
ADVT 
International

Australian, Dutch police try reaching MH17 crash site

Darpan News Desk IANS, 28 Jul, 2014 07:35 AM
    Australian Federal Police (AFP) along with Dutch police Monday would attempt for the second time to reach the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine.
     
    The teams were forced to abandon investigating the site Sunday after fighting erupted between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian troops, Xinhua reported.
     
    AFP Deputy Commissioner Andrew Colvin Monday said the safety of unarmed police teams was paramount.
     
    "As you know the mission was aborted overnight due to the intensity of the fighting occurring on the route into the crash site as well as at the crash site itself," Colvin said.
     
    "The decision was made on advice from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) along with our Dutch colleagues that we wouldn't attempt to gain access to the site last night.
     
    "I recently got off the phone from our commander in Ukraine about the activities expected again for today and again in company with our Dutch counterparts and the OSCE monitors we will attempt again to gain access to the site today."
     
    Colvin said that because of the recent fighting, some remains may not be recovered.
     
    He said that the investigation process could take many weeks because of the challenge of identifying the remains. 
     
    Flight MH17, a Boeing 777, was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed after being hit by a missile in Ukraine near the Russian border July 17, killing all 298 passengers and crew on board. 
     
    This is the second major tragedy for Malaysia Airlines this year after flight MH370 with 239 passengers and crew on board went missing while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing March 8. The flight remains untraced till date despite intense international search efforts. 

    MORE International ARTICLES

    Shiite cleric urges Iraqis to take up arms

    Shiite cleric urges Iraqis to take up arms
    An influential Shiite cleric Friday called on Iraqis to take up arms against insurgent groups that have taken control of large parts of the country, his representative said.

    Shiite cleric urges Iraqis to take up arms

    Ukraine offers compromise in gas price with Russia

    Ukraine offers compromise in gas price with Russia
    Ukraine is ready to compromise to resolve its natural gas supply dispute with Russia, Naftogaz Andrey Kobolev, head of the state-run energy company, said here Friday.

    Ukraine offers compromise in gas price with Russia

    EU to combat sexual violence against minors during World Cup

    EU to combat sexual violence against minors during World Cup
    A campaign to raise awareness against sexual exploitation of minors in Brazil during the 2014 FIFA World Cup was launched Thursday by European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.

    EU to combat sexual violence against minors during World Cup

    Protests erupt in Sao Paulo ahead of World Cup kick-off

    Protests erupt in Sao Paulo ahead of World Cup kick-off
    Protestors in Sao Paulo clashed with the police in an anti-World Cup demonstration Thursday, hours before the city plays host to the tournament opener, a media report said.

    Protests erupt in Sao Paulo ahead of World Cup kick-off

    Recession led to 10,000 suicides in Europe, US

    Recession led to 10,000 suicides in Europe, US
    The economic slump in Europe and the US has led to more than 10,000 suicides, a media report said Thursday.

    Recession led to 10,000 suicides in Europe, US

    We staged Karachi airport attack: Uzbek militant group

    We staged Karachi airport attack: Uzbek militant group
    An Uzbek terrorist group, whose members are believed to be hiding in Pakistan's restive Waziristan tribal region, has claimed that its fighters had had staged Sunday's deadly attack on Karachi airport.

    We staged Karachi airport attack: Uzbek militant group