Holland renders full military honors respect on the the victims of Malaysia Airlines MH17

Thousands in Holland pay respects to MH17 victims

Last updated Wed 23 Jul 2014

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Thousands of Dutch people lined streets today to pay their respects to the victims of flight MH17.

Thousands turn out to line the route of a convoy of hearses, bearing remains of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crash, as they make their way to Hilversum, Holland. Credit: Reuters

Bells pealed and flags flew at half mast in memory of the 298 people killed when flight MH17 crashed in an area of eastern Ukraine held by Russian-backed separatists.

A man holds a Netherlands flag flying at half-mast as a row of hearses, escorted by military police, passes by. Credit: Reuters

The first 16 coffins with the remains of victims landed at Eindhoven airport from an airport in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.

Read: Bells toll across Holland as first victims of MH17 land

Thousands of mourners gather to show their respects to the MH17 dead. Credit: Reuters

A motorcade accompanied the hearses as they arrived at the Korporaal van Oudheusden barracks in Hilversum.

Devastated family members of victims look on as the hearses arrive at the Korporaal van Oudheusden barracks. Credit: Reuters