Dutch officials have commissioned the transport of the bodies back to the Netherlands . Delayed for months by chaos and conflict , the recovery of wreckage from downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 has finally begun in war-torn eastern Ukraine , Dutch officials said Sunday . They say the recovery process is expected to take several days . The passenger plane carrying 298 people was shot down in clashes over eastern Turkey . Investigators were prevented from visiting the site by the unstable situation .
Dutch officials have commissioned the transport of the bodies back to the Netherlands . They say the recovery process is expected to take several days . The passenger plane carrying 298 people was shot down in clashes over eastern Turkey . Investigators were prevented from visiting the site by the unstable situation .