Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) -- Ukraine accused rebels of looting jewelry, credit cards and money Saturday from the crash site of a passenger jet that went down in the nation's east.
The United States said a surface-to-air missile, possibly fired by pro-Russian rebels, took down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 on Thursday.
The plane, which had 298 people aboard, was traveling from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport to the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.
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Wreckage thought to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 lies in Ukraine on Thursday. This image was posted to Twitter.
Wreckage thought to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 lies in Ukraine on Thursday. This image was posted to Twitter.
The government in Kiev said it received information of looting of various items, including money and jewelry, and urged relatives to cancel the victims' credit cards.
But a CNN crew at the scene Saturday said it did not see any signs of looting or the rebels rummaging through items at the crash site. Pro-Russian rebels have been lurking around the site since the plane crashed.
An international organization at the scene Friday said it appears that the bodies have not been tampered with.
However, Ukrainian government officials claimed Saturday that "terrorists," as they routinely refer to the rebels, had taken 38 bodies from the scene to a morgue in Donetsk city, a rebel stronghold.
The government statement also accused the rebels of "seeking to export large-sized transport aircraft wreckage to Russia."
It appealed for the international community to put pressure on Moscow to rein in the rebels, saying, "Russia is supporting terrorists in their attempts to destroy evidence of international crime."
As Ukraine's government pointed fingers at the rebels, investigators worked to get access to the site.
Body parts gathered in bags
A team of international observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe reported hearing gunfire and explosions from the vicinity of the crash site Saturday.
OSCE spokesman Michael Bociurkiw said that experts now have professional body bags and are gathering body parts in them to be collected by road.
He said the OSCE team was still being denied access to certain areas but that it had been given more freedom of movement than on Friday.
The observers have seen that large pieces of debris have not been disturbed, but much of it is badly burned, he said. At the same time, he said, they have come across duty-free bags of liquor from Schiphol Airport that are still intact.
When a larger, 21-strong OSCE team arrived among the rubble on Friday, armed local militiamen greeted them with hostility and limited their access to the site.
"There didn't seem to be anyone really in control," said Bociurkiw after that visit.
Armed men, apparently pro-Russia militants, loosely guarded the area but couldn't answer the monitors' questions, he said.
Bociurkiw said the group only stayed about 75 minutes and examined about 200 meters at the scene Friday before being forced to leave. Pieces of the airplane and bodies are spread over several kilometers.
Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) -- Ukraine accused rebels of looting jewelry, credit cards and money Saturday from the crash site of a passenger jet that went down in the nation's east.
The United States said a surface-to-air missile, possibly fired by pro-Russian rebels, took down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 on Thursday.
The plane, which had 298 people aboard, was traveling from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport to the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.
Ukraine P.M.: Bring 'bastards' to justice U.S.: Can't rule out Russian involvement Confusion, hostility at MH17 crash site Video shows the moment MH17 crashed
Malaysia Airlines jet crashes in Ukraine Malaysia Airlines jet crashes in Ukraine
The timeline before MH17 crashed Deadly airline disasters MH370 partner: 'Wounds opened up again' Biden: MH17 apparently shot down Video reportedly shows MH17 crash Report: Malaysia plane crashes in Ukraine First images of Malaysia Airlines debris
Map: Approximate route of MH17Map: Approximate route of MH17
Wreckage thought to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 lies in Ukraine on Thursday. This image was posted to Twitter.
Wreckage thought to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 lies in Ukraine on Thursday. This image was posted to Twitter.
The government in Kiev said it received information of looting of various items, including money and jewelry, and urged relatives to cancel the victims' credit cards.
But a CNN crew at the scene Saturday said it did not see any signs of looting or the rebels rummaging through items at the crash site. Pro-Russian rebels have been lurking around the site since the plane crashed.
An international organization at the scene Friday said it appears that the bodies have not been tampered with.
However, Ukrainian government officials claimed Saturday that "terrorists," as they routinely refer to the rebels, had taken 38 bodies from the scene to a morgue in Donetsk city, a rebel stronghold.
The government statement also accused the rebels of "seeking to export large-sized transport aircraft wreckage to Russia."
It appealed for the international community to put pressure on Moscow to rein in the rebels, saying, "Russia is supporting terrorists in their attempts to destroy evidence of international crime."
As Ukraine's government pointed fingers at the rebels, investigators worked to get access to the site.
Body parts gathered in bags
A team of international observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe reported hearing gunfire and explosions from the vicinity of the crash site Saturday.
OSCE spokesman Michael Bociurkiw said that experts now have professional body bags and are gathering body parts in them to be collected by road.
He said the OSCE team was still being denied access to certain areas but that it had been given more freedom of movement than on Friday.
The observers have seen that large pieces of debris have not been disturbed, but much of it is badly burned, he said. At the same time, he said, they have come across duty-free bags of liquor from Schiphol Airport that are still intact.
When a larger, 21-strong OSCE team arrived among the rubble on Friday, armed local militiamen greeted them with hostility and limited their access to the site.
"There didn't seem to be anyone really in control," said Bociurkiw after that visit.
Armed men, apparently pro-Russia militants, loosely guarded the area but couldn't answer the monitors' questions, he said.
Bociurkiw said the group only stayed about 75 minutes and examined about 200 meters at the scene Friday before being forced to leave. Pieces of the airplane and bodies are spread over several kilometers.
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