MH17: Australian Federal Police focused on recovering remains, not who shot down plane

By Heath Aston
Updated August 6 2014 - 10:13am, first published August 2 2014 - 12:29pm
Andrew Colvin says officers are only focused on retrieving remains at this point. Photo: Elesa Kurtz
Andrew Colvin says officers are only focused on retrieving remains at this point. Photo: Elesa Kurtz
Prime Minister Tony Abbott suggested some forensic work would take place.  Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Tony Abbott suggested some forensic work would take place. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Australian Federal Police officer Brian McDonald (second from right) talks with his Dutch counterpart. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police officer Brian McDonald (second from right) talks with his Dutch counterpart. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police searching at the MH17 crash site for human remains. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police searching at the MH17 crash site for human remains. Photo: Kate Geraghty
AFP officers on a bus head to Soledar village. Photo: Kate Geraghty
AFP officers on a bus head to Soledar village. Photo: Kate Geraghty
The convoy including the OSCE, Australian Federal Police and their Dutch counterparts making their way to the MH17 crash site. Photo: Kate Geraghty
The convoy including the OSCE, Australian Federal Police and their Dutch counterparts making their way to the MH17 crash site. Photo: Kate Geraghty
A portion of the MH17 wing lies in a field. Photo: Kate Geraghty
A portion of the MH17 wing lies in a field. Photo: Kate Geraghty

Australian investigators at the crash zone of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 hope to use a window of just seven to 10 days to recover human remains and belongings - but there is no plan yet to begin investigating who shot down the Boeing 777 carrying 298 people.

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