225 MH17 victims identified so far

September 20, 2014 12:13 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 06:52 pm IST - The Hague

This Sept. 9, 2014 file photo shows a Malaysia Airlines miniature plane with a text reading "RIP MH17" displayed at a memorial site for the victims of the MH17 air disaster at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

This Sept. 9, 2014 file photo shows a Malaysia Airlines miniature plane with a text reading "RIP MH17" displayed at a memorial site for the victims of the MH17 air disaster at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

The number of victims identified in the crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has now climbed to 225.

The Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice on Friday said that out of 14 more who have been identified, seven were Dutch, Xinhua reported.

At the request of the Embassies of the countries concerned, the nationality of the non-Dutch victims has not been disclosed, the Ministry said.

A team of specialists in the army barracks in Hilversum city was tasked with identifying the victims.

It may take several months before every victim will be identified, it said.

The >Flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down over separatists-controlled eastern Ukraine on July 17, killing all 298 on board.

Of the 298 passengers, 196 people were Dutch.

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