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'Terrorists blocking train' carrying MH17 bodies
Ukrainian government claims that “bloody guerrillas†are blocking the trains that contain the bodies from the MH17 crash.
15:46 21 July 2014
The Ukrainian government has claimed that about 50 insurgents are surrounding the trains that carry the bodies of the victims of the MH17 crash.
Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said: "We sent two trains, four carts, which right now are in Torez City.
"These bloody guerrillas do not allow the train to leave the area."
Meanwhile, Dutch forensic teams claimed that they were promised that the trains will be released so they can “do their work.”
Meanwhile, investigators reveal that some victims may have been “vaporised”, according to Sky News.
Michael Bociurkiw, a spokesman for the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, said: "We're looking at the field where the engines have come down.
"This was the area which was exposed to the most intense heat. We do not see any bodies here. It appears that some have been vaporised."
The news of the train blocking surfaced after Russian President Vladimir Putin said “we need to do everything to ensure the security and safety of the observers and the experts working at the crash site.”
Ukraine’s military said that they were not responsible for the explosion.
"There is work on clearing approaches to the city, on destroying checkpoints of the terrorists. If there are explosions in the middle of the city, then it is not Ukrainian soldiers," said Andriy Lysenko.
"We have strict orders not to use air strikes and artillery in the city. If there is fighting in the city, we have information that there is a small self-organised group who are fighting with the terrorists."