MH17 victims' bodies moved amid UN vote

After days of frustration, pro-Russian rebels have finally allowed trains containing the bodies of MH17 victims to leave the separatist-held Malaysia Airlines crash site in eastern Ukraine.

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The UN Security Council votes to condemn the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine.

The bodies will be flown to the Netherlands for identification.

Australian victims will then be returned home to grieving families.

It comes as the UN Security Council approves an Australian-drafted resolution condemning the downing of MH17.

Darren Mara spoke with reporter Ben Lewis, who is in Ukraine.

(Click on the audio tab above to hear the full interview)

 


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