One of the world's most respected news agencies has created chaos and confusion with an appallingly worded tweet that strongly implied the plane carrying the bodies of MH17 victims had also crashed.
The Associated Press told its 3.5 million followers that the Dutch military plane "carrying bodies from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash lands in Eindhoven".
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It was missing a crucial comma between "crash" and "lands".
In Britain, the Press Association, the country's premier news agency, quickly repeated the "claim", hastily sending out a news alert that said: "The Dutch military plane carrying bodies from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 has reportedly crash landed in Eindhoven."
This was news for the plane's crew and those who had gathered in Eindhoven to meet the plane, which had safely landed minutes earlier.
It looks ok to us...
The Press Association then re-issued its news alert, this time saying: "The Dutch military plane carrying bodies from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 has landed in Eindhoven."
Never wrong for long...
The plane was greeted by Deputy Prime Minister Lodewijk Asscher, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima and Prime Minister Mark Rutte held a minute's silence as the first coffins came off.
A fleet of hearses was on hand to take the coffins onwards.
Within minutes of the AP tweet going out, nearly 2,000 people had retweeted it.
It didn't help that it came just after a tweet about an actual plane crash in Taiwan today, in which 51 people are reported to have died.
Scores of respected news organisations quickly tweeted similarly badly worded alerts - as the original AP tweet caused alarm in newsrooms around the world.
Comma!! @TheWorldPost: RT @AP: BREAKING: Dutch military plane carrying bodies from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash lands in Eindhoven.”
— todd byrne (@toddbyrne) July 23, 2014
Reuters Agency - which rivals AP for the title of world's most respected news agency - didn't fall for it and even laboured the point about how completely fine the plane was.
Plane carrying bodies from flight MH17 successfully lands in Eindhoven, Netherlands - @Reuters, @BBCMatthewPricehttp://t.co/oxmeZTUc1J
— Breaking News Travel (@breakingtravel) July 23, 2014
Some were quick to retract it.
A crash would have been a particularly bad fate for the bodies on the plane, which have already been mistreated at the MH17 crash site by the pro-Russian separatists believed to have shot it down.
At one point, families feared they could be used as "bargaining chip" by the separatists, who are facing enormous political fallout for their actions.
AP subsequently issued a statement explaining what had happened, saying it was "especially regrettable" given the timing.
The statement, posted to AP's blog, said: "This morning a poorly worded news alert moved on the AP wire and was also tweeted via @AP.
"Many readers understandably took it to mean the plane 'crash-landed.' We sought to clarify this as quickly as possible.
"This was an especially regrettable lapse that drew wide attention as Dutch families awaited the return of their loved ones’ remains."
Still, some had warm wishes for AP after what happened.
MH17 Victims Bodies Return To Netherlands
NETHERLANDS-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-VICTIMS(01 of45)
Dutch military men carry a coffin containing the body of a victim of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, during a ceremony at Eindhoven Airbase on July 23, 2014 after a Hercules transport plane carrying the coffins landed from Ukraine. The first bodies from flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands on July 23 almost a week after it was shot down over Ukraine, with grieving relatives and the king and queen of The Netherlands solemnly receiving the as yet unidentified victims. AFP PHOTO / JOHN THYS (Photo credit should read JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHN THYS via Getty Images)
NETHERLANDS-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-VICTIMS(02 of45)
Dutch military men carry a coffin containing the body of a victim of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, during a ceremony at Eindhoven Airbase on July 23, 2014, after a Hercules transport plane carrying the coffins landed from Ukraine. The first bodies from flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands on July 23 almost a week after it was shot down over Ukraine, with grieving relatives and the king and queen of The Netherlands solemnly receiving the as yet unidentified victims. AFP PHOTO / JOHN THYS (Photo credit should read JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHN THYS via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS-CEREMONY(03 of45)
Ukrainian soldiers stand next to coffins carrying the remains of victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash during a ceremony at the airport of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on July 23, 2014. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands on July 23 following a sombre ceremony. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEY BOBOK (Photo credit should read SERGEY BOBOK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SERGEY BOBOK via Getty Images)
NETHERLANDS-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-VICTIMS(04 of45)
Dutch military men carry coffins containing the bodies of victims of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, during a ceremony at Eindhoven Airbase on July 23, 2014, after a Hercules transport plane carrying the coffins landed from Ukraine. The first bodies from flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands on July 23 almost a week after it was shot down over Ukraine, with grieving relatives and the king and queen of The Netherlands solemnly receiving the as yet unidentified victims. AFP PHOTO / JOHN THYS (Photo credit should read JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHN THYS via Getty Images)
NETHERLANDS-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-VICTIMS(05 of45)
Dutch military men carry a coffin containing the remains of a victim of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, during a ceremony at Eindhoven Airbase on July 23, 2014, after a Hercules transport plane carrying the coffins landed from Ukraine. The first bodies from flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands on July 23 almost a week after it was shot down over Ukraine, with grieving relatives and the king and queen of The Netherlands solemnly receiving the as yet unidentified victims. AFP PHOTO / JOHN THYS (Photo credit should read JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHN THYS via Getty Images)
NETHERLANDS-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-VICTIMS(06 of45)
Dutch military men carry coffins containing the remains of victims of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, during a ceremony at Eindhoven Airbase on July 23, 2014, after a Hercules transport plane carrying the coffins landed from Ukraine. The first bodies from flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands on July 23 almost a week after it was shot down over Ukraine, with grieving relatives and the king and queen of The Netherlands solemnly receiving the as yet unidentified victims. AFP PHOTO / JOHN THYS (Photo credit should read JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHN THYS via Getty Images)
NETHERLANDS-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-VICTIMS(07 of45)
Dutch military men carry coffins containing the remains of victims of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, during a ceremony at Eindhoven Airbase on July 23, 2014, after a Hercules transport plane carrying the coffins landed from Ukraine. The first bodies from flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands on July 23 almost a week after it was shot down over Ukraine, with grieving relatives and the king and queen of The Netherlands solemnly receiving the as yet unidentified victims. AFP PHOTO / JOHN THYS (Photo credit should read JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHN THYS via Getty Images)
Netherlands Ukraine Plane(08 of45)
King Willem-Alexander, second left, Queen Maxima, third left, and Prime Minister Mark Rutte, third right, observe a minute of silence during a ceremony to mark the return of the first bodies of passengers and crew killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 from Ukraine at Eindhoven military air base, in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. After being removed from the planes, the bodies are to be taken in a convoy of hearses to a military barracks in the central city of Hilversum, where forensic experts will begin the painstaking task of identifying the bodies and returning them to their loved ones. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Netherlands Ukraine Plane(09 of45)
First row from left: Minister of Social Affairs Lodewijk Asscher, King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and Prime Minister Mark Rutte observe a minute of silence during a ceremony to mark the return of the first bodies, of passengers and crew killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, from Ukraine at Eindhoven military air base, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. After being removed from the planes, the bodies are to be taken in a convoy of hearses to a military barracks in the central city of Hilversum, where forensic experts will begin the painstaking task of identifying the bodies and returning them to their loved ones. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Netherlands Ukraine Plane(10 of45)
King Willem-Alexander, left, Queen Maxima and Prime Minister Mark Rutte, right, observe a minute of silence during a ceremony to mark the return of the first bodies of passengers and crew killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 from Ukraine at Eindhoven military air base, in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. After being removed from the planes, the bodies are to be taken in a convoy of hearses to a military barracks in the central city of Hilversum, where forensic experts will begin the painstaking task of identifying the bodies and returning them to their loved ones. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Netherlands Ukraine Plane(11 of45)
Soldiers unload coffins during a ceremony to mark the return of the first bodies, of passengers and crew killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, from Ukraine at Eindhoven military air base, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. After being removed from the planes, the bodies are to be taken in a convoy of hearses to a military barracks in the central city of Hilversum, where forensic experts will begin the painstaking task of identifying the bodies and returning them to their loved ones. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Netherlands Ukraine Plane(12 of45)
Pallbearers carry a coffin out of a military transport plane during a ceremony to mark the return of the first bodies of passengers and crew killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, from Ukraine at Eindhoven military air base, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. After being removed from the planes, the bodies are to be taken in a convoy of hearses to a military barracks in the central city of Hilversum, where forensic experts will begin the painstaking task of identifying the bodies and returning them to their loved ones. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Ukraine Plane(13 of45)
Railway workers stand near a refrigerated train loaded with bodies of the passengers of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 at Kharkiv railway station, Ukraine, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. The train carrying the remains of people killed in the Malaysia Airlines crash arrived in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Tuesday on their way to the Netherlands, a journey which has been agonizingly slow for relatives of the victims. (AP Photo/ Sergei Chuzavkov) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Ukraine Plane(14 of45)
A Dutch cargo plane loaded with coffins holding the bodies of some of the Malaysian Airlines plane passengers, leaves for the Netherlands from Kharkiv airport, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. The Dutch government has declared Wednesday a day of national mourning as the country prepares for the arrival of the first bodies of victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. (AP Photo/ Olga Ivashchenko) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Netherlands Ukraine Plane(15 of45)
Flowers and a teddy bear are placed in front of a plane prior a ceremony to mark the return of the first bodies of passengers and crew killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, from Ukraine at Eindhoven military air base, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. After being removed from the planes, the bodies are to be taken in a convoy of hearses to a military barracks in the central city of Hilversum, where forensic experts will begin the painstaking task of identifying the bodies and returning them to their loved ones. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Netherlands Ukraine Plane(16 of45)
Flags fly half-staff as pallbearers carry a coffin out of a military transport plane during a ceremony to mark the return of the first bodies, of passengers and crew killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, from Ukraine at Eindhoven military air base, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. After being removed from the planes, the bodies are to be taken in a convoy of hearses to a military barracks in the central city of Hilversum, where forensic experts will begin the painstaking task of identifying the bodies and returning them to their loved ones. Flags from left: Philippines, New Zealand, Malaysia, Italy and Israel. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
NETHERLANDS-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-VICTIMS(17 of45)
(From L) King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands, and Dutch Prime minister Mark Rutte attend a ceremony upon the arrivals of a plane from Ukraine, carrying the remains of victims of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, at Eindhoven Airbase on July 23, 2014. The first bodies from flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands on July 23 almost a week after it was shot down over Ukraine, with grieving relatives and the king and queen of The Netherlands solemnly receiving the as yet unidentified victims. AFP PHOTO / ANP / ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN ** netherlands out ** (Photo credit should read ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN via Getty Images)
NETHERLANDS-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-VICTIMS(18 of45)
(From L) Minister Lodewijk Asscher, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands, and Dutch Prime minister Mark Rutte hold a minute's silence as they attend a ceremony upon the arrivals of a plane from Ukraine, carrying the remains of victims of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, at Eindhoven Airbase on July 23, 2014. The first bodies from flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands on July 23 almost a week after it was shot down over Ukraine, with grieving relatives and the king and queen of The Netherlands solemnly receiving the as yet unidentified victims. AFP PHOTO / ANP / ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN ** netherlands out ** (Photo credit should read ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN via Getty Images)
NETHERLANDS-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-VICTIMS(19 of45)
Dutch military men carry a coffin after a Hercules transport aircraft of the Royal Dutch Airforce, carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, landed from Kharkiv at Eindhoven Airbase on July 23, 2014. The first bodies from flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday almost a week after it was shot down over Ukraine, with grieving relatives and the king and queen solemnly receiving the as yet unidentified victims. AFP PHOTO / ANP / MARCEL VAN HOORN ** Netherlands Out ** (Photo credit should read MARCEL VAN HOORN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARCEL VAN HOORN via Getty Images)
NETHERLANDS-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-VICTIMS(20 of45)
Stewards and stewardesses hold a minute's silence at Schiphol Airport on July 23, 2014, to commemorate the victims of the air crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. The first bodies from flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands on July 23 almost a week after it was shot down over Ukraine, with grieving relatives and the king and queen solemnly receiving the as yet unidentified victims. AFP PHOTO / ANP / OLAF KRAAK ** Netherlands Out ** (Photo credit should read OLAF KRAAK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLAF KRAAK via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS-CEREMONY(21 of45)
International experts walk to a plane during a ceremony at the airport of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on July 23, 2014, to transport the remains of victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash to the Netherlands. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands on July 23 following a sombre ceremony. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GENYA SAVILOV via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS(22 of45)
FloweRs lay on the tarmac as a ground Hercules transport aircraft of the Royal Dutch Airforce, carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, prepares to take off from Kharkiv airport on July 23, 2014. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 23 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEY BOBOK (Photo credit should read SERGEY BOBOK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SERGEY BOBOK via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS(23 of45)
Flowers lay on the tarmac as a ground Hercules transport aircraft of the Royal Dutch Airforce, carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, prepares to take off from Kharkiv airport on July 23, 2014. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 23 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEY BOBOK (Photo credit should read SERGEY BOBOK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SERGEY BOBOK via Getty Images)
The Bodies Of The MH17 Plane Crash Are Repatriated From The Ukraine To The Netherlands(24 of45)
EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS - JULY 23: Local Dutch police watch as a plane touches down carrying the bodies of crash victims from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 23, 2014 at Eindhoven Airport, Netherlands. Today the people of the Netherlands are holding a national day of mourning. Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed in eastern Ukraine killing all 298 passengers. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue to find the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS-CEREMONY(25 of45)
Ukrainian soldiers stand next to coffins carrying the remains of victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash during a ceremony at the airport of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on July 23, 2014. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands on July 23 following a sombre ceremony. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEY BOBOK (Photo credit should read SERGEY BOBOK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SERGEY BOBOK via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS-CEREMONY(26 of45)
Ukrainian soldiers stand next to coffins carrying the remains of victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash during a ceremony at the airport of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on July 23, 2014. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands on July 23 following a sombre ceremony. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEY BOBOK (Photo credit should read SERGEY BOBOK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SERGEY BOBOK via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS(27 of45)
A Hercules transport aircraft of the Royal Dutch Airforce, carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, takes off from Kharkiv airport on July 23, 2014. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 23 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEY BOBOK (Photo credit should read SERGEY BOBOK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SERGEY BOBOK via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS-CEREMONY(28 of45)
Ukrainian servicemen carry coffinS that contains the body from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 during a ceremony in Kharkiv on July 23, 2014. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 23 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GENYA SAVILOV via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS-CEREMONY(29 of45)
Ukrainian servicemen carry a coffin that contains the body from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 during a sombre ceremony in Kharkiv on July 23, 2014. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 23 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GENYA SAVILOV via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS-CEREMONY(30 of45)
Ukrainian servicemen (L) carry a coffin that contains the body from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 during a ceremony in Kharkiv on July 23, 2014. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 23 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GENYA SAVILOV via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS(31 of45)
A Hercules transport aircraft of the Royal Dutch Airforce (L), carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, takes off from Kharkiv airport, as a C17 aircraft of the Royal Australian Airforce prepares to taxi on July 23, 2014. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 23 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEY BOBOK (Photo credit should read SERGEY BOBOK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SERGEY BOBOK via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS-CEREMONY(32 of45)
A Hercules transport aircraft of the Royal Dutch Airforce (Top), carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, takes off from Kharkiv airport, as a C17 aircraft of the Royal Australian Airforce prepares to taxi on July 23, 2014. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 23 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ ANP / EVERT-JAN DANIELS ** NETHERLANDS OUT ** (Photo credit should read Evert-Jan Daniels/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:EVERT-JAN DANIELS via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS-CEREMONY(33 of45)
Ukrainian soldiers carry coffins with the remains of a victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash during a ceremony at the airport of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on July 23, 2014. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands on July 23 following a sombre ceremony. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GENYA SAVILOV via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS-CEREMONY(34 of45)
Ukrainian soldiers carry coffins with the remains of a victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash during a ceremony at the airport of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on July 23, 2014. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands on July 23 following a sombre ceremony. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GENYA SAVILOV via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS-CEREMONY(35 of45)
Ukrainian soldiers carry a coffin with the remains of a victim of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash to a military plane during a ceremony at the airport of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on July 23, 2014. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands on July 23 following a sombre ceremony. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GENYA SAVILOV via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS-CEREMONY(36 of45)
Ukrainian soldiers carry coffins with the remains of a victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash during a ceremony at the airport of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on July 23, 2014. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands on July 23 following a sombre ceremony. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GENYA SAVILOV via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS-CEREMONY(37 of45)
Ukrainian soldiers carry a coffin with the remains of a victim of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash to a military plane during a ceremony at the airport of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on July 23, 2014. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands on July 23 following a sombre ceremony. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GENYA SAVILOV via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS-CEREMONY(38 of45)
Ukrainian soldiers carry a coffin with the remains of a victim of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash to a military plane during a ceremony at the airport of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on July 23, 2014. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands on July 23 following a sombre ceremony. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GENYA SAVILOV via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS-CEREMONY(39 of45)
Ukrainian soldiers carry a coffin with the remains of a victim of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash to a military plane during a ceremony at the airport of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on July 23, 2014. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands on July 23 following a sombre ceremony. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GENYA SAVILOV via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS-CEREMONY(40 of45)
Ukrainian soldiers carry a coffin with the remains of a victim of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash to a military plane during a ceremony at the airport of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on July 23, 2014. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands on July 23 following a sombre ceremony. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GENYA SAVILOV via Getty Images)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-MALAYSIA-CRISIS-NETHERLANDS-VICTIMS-CEREMONY(41 of45)
Ukrainian soldiers carry a coffin with the remains of a victim of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash to a military plane during a ceremony at the airport of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on July 23, 2014. The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands on July 23 following a sombre ceremony. The Dutch military aircraft took off from the airport in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv bound for Eindhoven after the first group of victims' remains were loaded onto the plane in wooden coffins. AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GENYA SAVILOV via Getty Images)
The Bodies Of The MH17 Plane Crash Are Repatriated From Ukraine To The Netherlands(42 of45)
KHARKIV, UKRAINE - JULY 23: Peter van Vliet (L), leader of the Dutch forensics team investigating the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, watches a plane containing the bodies of crash victims takes off to the Netherlands during a departure ceremony on July 23, 2014 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Brendan Hoffman via Getty Images)
The Bodies Of The MH17 Plane Crash Are Repatriated From Ukraine To The Netherlands(43 of45)
KHARKIV, UKRAINE - JULY 23: Hans Docter (C), Dutch Ambassador to Ukraine, speaks at a departure ceremony for the victims of the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to the Netherlands during a departure ceremony on July 23, 2014 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Brendan Hoffman via Getty Images)
The Bodies Of The MH17 Plane Crash Are Repatriated From Ukraine To The Netherlands(44 of45)
KHARKIV, UKRAINE - JULY 23: Angus Houston (C), Australia's Special Envoy in Ukraine, speaks at a departure ceremony for the victims of the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to the Netherlands during a departure ceremony on July 23, 2014 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Brendan Hoffman via Getty Images)
The Bodies Of The MH17 Plane Crash Are Repatriated From Ukraine To The Netherlands(45 of45)
KHARKIV, UKRAINE - JULY 23: Peter van Vliet (L), leader of the Dutch forensics team investigating the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, watches a plane containing the bodies of crash victims takes off to the Netherlands during a departure ceremony on July 23, 2014 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Brendan Hoffman via Getty Images)