KIEV: The train from rebel-controlled Torez arrived in Kharkiv on Tuesday where the remains of the MH17 victims will be transferred into Dutch custody, and brought to the Netherlands for identification and repatriation.
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said he was relieved that the train, bearing 282 bodies and 87 body fragments in refrigerated carriages, had safely arrived in Kharkiv around 11am Ukraine time (4pm Malaysian time).
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