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Old 24th Oct 2014, 09:44
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blackbird69
 
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Safety of the crash site

In earlier posts I mentioned the dutch uncle that went to look for the remains of his niece, and who is still in the area. He wrote on Twitter he had to take shelter when a bomb exploded close to his hotel.

MH17-nabestaande in Oekraïne schuilt voor bom | RTL Nieuws

He was very angry that the dutch didn't restart the investigation and recovery effort, but after being at the crash site, and experiencing the fighting around him he, at least in part, has more understanding to the dutch position.

Because of him, Dutch parlement has less understanding of the dutch position, so pressure is put on the kabinet:

"Als burgers zoals deze mijnheer naar dit gebied kunnen, is het toch ook te doen voor onderzoekers", zegt Kamerlid Harry van Bommel (SP) in de krant.

If civilians like this gentleman can go to the crash area, than it should also be possible for the investigators.

A safe crash site does mean something in this case, because the crash site is 30 square km in size, about a quarter or third or so of the rebel strongholds. Something to remember.
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