THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Forensic teams fanned out across the Netherlands on Saturday to collect material including DNA samples that will help positively identify the remains of victims killed in the downing of the Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine.
The spokesman, who declined to be named in line with company policy, said the team was trying to travel “500 kilometers (310 miles) through difficult territory” to reach the area where wreckage of the Boeing 777 landed.
On Friday, regional vice president of the airline, Huib Gorter, told reporters, It’s an extremely complex area where the aircraft went down, so we need …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle