As of the current moment, there have only been 40 of the estimated 200 bodies returned, therefore many more will be arriving at the airfield in the next few days.
The WSJ said that the Netherlands lost a total of 193 of its nationals in the crash which occurred a week ago.
All 298 people from 10 nations aboard the Malaysia Airlines flight, traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, have been killed instantly after getting shot down over eastern Ukraine.
Today, there is still a reported confusion over the specific count of bodies recovered from the 298 Flight 17 victims. According to separatist rebels, they have already recovered and handed over 282 bodies, and more than 80 body parts. However, Dutch officials estimate the tally to be far lower.
According to reports, the discrepancy came since body parts still littered the area while the crash site remained deserted.
Esther Naber, a spokeswoman with Dutch officers in Ukraine said, 'We will not know (the number of bodies) until we have finished the identification process and that could take months. The bags have not been opened. In certain body bags, they can be body parts from more than one person. We are talking about human remains really, not bodies.'
According to the WSJ, around 40 Dutch experts will begin identifying the remains through dental and DNA identification, which are known to be the two fastest and most accurate methods. A spokesman for the forensic team said that identification through fingerprints will be their last resort.
Flight 17 victims, of which the remaining bodies were still held in Kharkiv, Ukraine, will be flown to the Netherlands over the next few days, said officials.
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