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22 bodies counted at site of MH17 wreckage

GRABOVO, Ukraine (AP) — An Associated Press journalist has counted at least 22 bodies at the plane wreckage site in eastern Ukraine involving Malaysia Airlines MH17.

The plane appeared to have broken up before impact and the wreck is scattered over a wide area in the eastern Ukraine village of Grabovo.

The field around the burning wreck was strewn with body parts and the belongings of the passengers Thursday.

Malaysia Airlines has said 295 people were aboard the flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.

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