25/07/2014 14:34
The Netherlands to send 40 unarmed military police to MH17 site
The Netherlands is to send 40 unarmed military poice officers to the MH17 crash site in Ukraine to help forensic experts look for the remaining bodies of the victims.
The military officers (marechaussee) will not be used to secure the the area, despite earlier reports the Netherlands is considering sending police or soldiers to Ukraine to do just that, prime minister Mark Rutte told a news conference.
The cabinet’s main priority remains bringing home the dead, Rutte said. A further 74 victims arrived back in the Netherlands on Thursday.