Heavy shelling around the crash site of downed Malaysian flight MH17 forced Dutch and Australian police to scrap a planned visit as they sought to secure the scene 10 days after the disaster.
The unarmed contingent of law enforcement officers were due to head to the location after a deal was struck with rebels aimed at allowing a long-delayed probe into the tragedy to go ahead. But international observers had to abruptly ditch their plans after clashes shattered a supposed truce between Govt forces and insurgents, where some remains of the 298 victims are still decomposing .