Forensic experts identify 225 victims of Malaysia Airlines MH17

Nearly 225 victims of the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have been identified by forensic experts, according to Dutch authorities.

At least 14 new names have been released to families of the victims onboard the downed Malaysia flight. The justice ministry said in a statement that among the 14 victims, seven were Dutch and seven were of other nationalities, adding that those nationalities would not be released at the behest of their embassies, News 24 reports. The investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is now focused on the 25 pieces of metal, recovered from bodies and debris from the ill-fated plane, to identify the missile that blew the plane apart.

According to the BBC, Dutch officials heading the inquiry say they want to establish whether the iron fragments could prove the theory that a ground-to-air missile struck the plane. 

Ukraine and the West have accused separatists of shooting the plane down with a surface-to-air BUK missile supplied by Russia. 

At least 298 people onboard MH17 were killed on July 17 after a missile reportedly brought down the plane as it was flying over war-torn eastern Ukraine.