"At around 3 p.m., the chief of the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) Daryatmo officially concluded the operations," Basarnas search mission coordinator Ketut Parwa said at Pasir Pogor camp in Cipelang, Bogor, West Java, on Friday.
He added the Basarnas chief announced the end of the operations at the Halim Perdanakusuma air force base.
On the tenth day, however, the joint Russian and Indonesian team is still searching for the flight data recorder and other aircraft debris needed by Russia.
Until Friday, 37 body bags containing the remains of the victims and their belongings had been sent to Halim Perdanakusuma.
(H-YH/INE)
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