How is that possible? The train left at 7, the black boxes weren't handed over to Malaysia until 11. What is going on there?
Probably a lot more than we know, or some will accept.
How is that possible? The train left at 7, the black boxes weren't handed over to Malaysia until 11. What is going on there?
There is this statement that the train's departure was delayed ... :dunno:
"The train carrying both the bodies of the victims and the “black box” flight recorders has arrived in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
The departure was delayed by last-minute wrangling over the handover of the black boxes, which had originally been scheduled for 9.00pm local time last night (7.00pm UK time)."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...fter-delay-due-to-black-box-negotiations.html
Thanks SouthAussie. I don't remember it was delayed that long!
It sounds as though this may answer your question BJsleuth .....
"The train left at its planned 7pm departure time from Torez, near the crash scene, but was delayed for hours at regional centre Donetsk amid rebel bickering on the handing over of the black box flight data recorders to Malaysian officials.
The train finally left Donetsk at about 6.30am for what was estimated to be a journey of three to four hours. However, there were delays - first, with mechanical problems; and second, at a rebel checkpoint from the railway, Malaysian victim identity specialists said."
http://www.smh.com.au/world/mh17-bo...ity-kharkiv-20140722-zvtuh.html#ixzz38CRMUkcl
They're ready. They're going to bring our people home.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Planesonearth/tweets
Pres Putin says he's standing by the rebels and has also accused the West of giving him an ultimatum 'to destroy' the part of Ukraine that's closest to Russia, or face sanctions.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28417698
Not at the link, but heard on BBC news, Dutch investigators say parts of the plane wreckage have been chopped in half, and men have even been seen taking blowtorches to it. They added that they think the cutting may have been done to remove bodies.
I'm wondering about this. In plane crashes anywhere, the priorityis always to retrieve possible survivors and the deceased, and I'm guessing that would often involve having to cut the wreckage?
Having said that, no-one in their right mind can say the crash scene was treated professionally or even respectfully by the Russian/Ukrainian rebels.