Heartbreaking Images Of Netherlands Memorial Show Dutch Citizens Throwing Roses On Hearses Carrying MH17 Victims

40 hearses travel through the Netherlands — A row of hearses carrying victims killed in Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 plane disaster arrives at the Korporaal van Oudheusden barracks in Hilversum July 23, 2014. REUTERS/Michael Kooren

Thousands of Dutch citizens lined the streets of Holland Wednesday to watch as 40 hearses carrying the remains of the first victims killed in the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash from Eindhoven airport to a forensic facility in the heart of the city. Friends and family members of the 193 Dutch citizens killed stood alongside well-wishers tossing roses into the street as tears filled the country.

People cram together on a highway overpass to pay respect to #MH17 victims pic.twitter.com/94KJPFr1rH
- Dan Linden (@DanLinden) July 23, 2014

victims of #MH17 are back home after a long flight and drive. Now memorial to the victims. welcome home!! pic.twitter.com/tOTLFk5OrW
- wicky (@wickythevicky) July 23, 2014

Another memorial growing at the Eindhoven airbase. Many leaving flowers here now, just outside the entrance. #mh17 pic.twitter.com/jZYz8x6l9I
- Shirlee Engel (@ShirleeEngel) July 23, 2014

The growing memorial at Amsterdam's Airport. Heartbreaking scene.So many emotional ppl from all over the world #MH17 pic.twitter.com/85BUAcu48i
- Shirlee Engel (@ShirleeEngel) July 23, 2014

The passengers' remains arrived at Eindhoven earlier in the day Wednesday, offloaded from two military jets by honor guards as a single bugle provided the only sound at the scene. Weeping family members hugged and held hands as they watched the process, made only more painful by the fact that they had no way of knowing which, if any, of the coffins on display contained their deceased relatives.

The arrival was following by a minute of silence throughout the Netherlands, with the country declaring Wednesday a national day of mourning.

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