Remains of MH17 dead arrive in Malaysia

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AFP
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Remains of MH17 dead arrive in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: A plane carrying the first remains of the 43 Malaysians killed in the MH17 disaster returned home on Friday, where they were to be somberly received on a national day of mourning.

The special Malaysia Airlines flight from Amsterdam touched down shortly before 10 am (0200 GMT), bearing the remains of 20 people killed when the plane was shot out of the sky over war-torn eastern Ukraine.