Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: International monitors arrive at Ukraine crash site

Rescuers stand on the site of the crash of a Malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on Jul 18, 2014. A team of international monitors arrived on Friday, July
Rescuers stand on the site of the crash of a Malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on Jul 18, 2014. A team of international monitors arrived on Friday, July 18, 2014, at the site in rebel-held eastern Ukraine where a Malaysian jet crashed with 298 people on board after apparently being downed by a surface-to-air missile. -- PHOTO: AFP

GRABOVE, UKRAINE (AFP) - A team of international monitors arrived on Friday at the site in rebel-held eastern Ukraine where a Malaysian jet crashed with 298 people on board after apparently being downed by a surface-to-air missile.

An AFP reporter at the scene said a group of pro-Russian insurgents allowed the 30-person Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) team to inspect the location after a few minutes of negotiations.

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