Dutch premier halts search for Ukraine victims

Published August 6, 2014 6:22pm ET



AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands’ prime minister has halted the search for remains of victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster in Ukraine, saying it is too dangerous to continue.

At a news conference in The Hague Wednesday, Mark Rutte praised the effort of the international recovery mission so far, and promised victims’ families the search will resume in the future when Ukraine is “more stable.”

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