Flight MH17 aftermath - Harrowing fragments of humanity

Authorities in Ukraine yesterday released a photograph of the arrival by train to government-held territory of the remains of those who died onboard Malaysia Airline plane MH17.

It shows a local policeman and a Dutch investigator keeping their distance from the stench-filled, dirty carriage into which fragments of humanity had been unceremoniously tossed. In the darkened corner of the carriage lie dozens of black refuse sacks. These are the decaying remains of many of the 298 victims of the plane downed by a Russian-made missile over Ukraine.

It could be a scene from Schindler’s List, The Pianist, or any other movie depicting the transport of Jews to Nazi death camps.