Observers turned back from MH17 crash site

July 30, 2014 04:03 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 06:16 pm IST - DONETSK

Members of the OSCE mission to Ukraine examine a map as they try to estimate security conditions in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine on Wednesday.

Members of the OSCE mission to Ukraine examine a map as they try to estimate security conditions in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine on Wednesday.

International observers have turned back from another attempt to reach the site where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down in eastern Ukraine.

Observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) set out in two vehicles without crash investigators from the Netherlands, who have been trying to reach the site for several days.

The OSCE observers turned back to the city of Donetsk after discussions with rebels.

Safety concerns and hindrance from the separatists, who control the area have kept the investigation team away. Foreign governments whose citizens died have complained the site is not secured and some human remains have not been recovered.

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