*Pro-Moscow insurgents on Sunday took control of the 219 bodies recovered so far from the debris of the downed Malaysian jet, even as global pressure mounted on Russian President Vladimir Putin to ensure unfettered access to the crash site in Ukraine's rebel-held region.
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A total of 192 bodies and eight body fragments had been loaded onto a refrigerated train stationed in the town of Torez near the crash site, reported RIA Novosti news agency.
Emergency workers retrieved 27 more bodies from the crash site later, said the country's Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman.
The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, carrying 298 people, was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was downed on Thursday between Krasni Luch in the Luhansk region and Shakhtarsk in the neighbouring region of Donetsk.
It is believed that flight MH17 crashed after being hit by a surface-to-air missile fired from the rebel-held area. All 298 people on board were killed.
Earlier, reports had said the refrigerated train had left Torez for Donetsk, but later it emerged that it was still stationed at Torez.
Groysman had said talks were ongoing for the release of the bodies.
"Jet parts resembling the black boxes were discovered at the crash site," said Alexander Borodai, prime minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.
Borodai said the fighters had moved scores of bodies "out of respect for the families" and loaded them onto trains, where they would be kept in refrigerated carriages until "the experts arrive".
"We couldn't wait any longer because of the heat and also because there are many dogs and wild animals in the zone," he said.
European countries and the US again warned Russia to ensure rescuers and investigators have full and unfettered access to the crash site in rebel-held eastern Ukraine or face further sanctions.
"There's a stacking up of evidence here, which Russia needs to help account for. We are not drawing the final conclusion here. But there is a lot that points at the need for Russia to be responsible," US Secretary of State John Kerry told NBC News.
French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron agreed on Sunday to demand that Putin force separatists controlling the site to "finally allow rescuers and investigators to have free and total access to the zone." Reported by Deccan Herald 5 hours ago.
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A total of 192 bodies and eight body fragments had been loaded onto a refrigerated train stationed in the town of Torez near the crash site, reported RIA Novosti news agency.
Emergency workers retrieved 27 more bodies from the crash site later, said the country's Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman.
The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, carrying 298 people, was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was downed on Thursday between Krasni Luch in the Luhansk region and Shakhtarsk in the neighbouring region of Donetsk.
It is believed that flight MH17 crashed after being hit by a surface-to-air missile fired from the rebel-held area. All 298 people on board were killed.
Earlier, reports had said the refrigerated train had left Torez for Donetsk, but later it emerged that it was still stationed at Torez.
Groysman had said talks were ongoing for the release of the bodies.
"Jet parts resembling the black boxes were discovered at the crash site," said Alexander Borodai, prime minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.
Borodai said the fighters had moved scores of bodies "out of respect for the families" and loaded them onto trains, where they would be kept in refrigerated carriages until "the experts arrive".
"We couldn't wait any longer because of the heat and also because there are many dogs and wild animals in the zone," he said.
European countries and the US again warned Russia to ensure rescuers and investigators have full and unfettered access to the crash site in rebel-held eastern Ukraine or face further sanctions.
"There's a stacking up of evidence here, which Russia needs to help account for. We are not drawing the final conclusion here. But there is a lot that points at the need for Russia to be responsible," US Secretary of State John Kerry told NBC News.
French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron agreed on Sunday to demand that Putin force separatists controlling the site to "finally allow rescuers and investigators to have free and total access to the zone." Reported by Deccan Herald 5 hours ago.