Remnants of Lives Lost: Passenger Belongings From MH17 (Photos)
A lone fedora. Children’s books. Guides to a destination never reached. See the sad detritus from the crash.

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Belongings are scattered at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane in the village of Grabovo, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 20.
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A picture taken on July 18 shows belongings of passengers on the site of the crash of the Malaysia Airlines jet carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur a day after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk.
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Belongings found at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 are pictured near Grabovo on July 20.
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Luggage and personal belongings from Flight MH17 lie in a field on July 20 in Grabovo.
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A picture taken on July 18 shows belongings of passengers on the site of the crash.
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A picture taken on July 18 shows belongings of passengers on the site of the crash.
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Personal belongings are seen near the village of Rozsypne on July 18.
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Passengers’ belongings are pictured at the crash site before a visit by Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) monitors, near Grabovo on July 18.
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Passengers’ belongings are pictured at the crash site on July 18.
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