The US military transport plane took off from the Osan Air Base in South Korea at 5:55 am local time (2055 GMT Thursday), Yonhap said, citing a Seoul government source. "It will return (to South Korea) today." The South Korean official cited by Yonhap said it was unclear how many sets of remains will be returned on Thursday. US defence officials are expected to examine the remains in South Korea before sending them on for forensic identification in Hawaii, the agency added. More than 35,000 Americans were killed on the Korean Peninsula during the war, out of which around 7,700 are still considered missing, including 5,300 in North Korea alone, according to the Pentagon.

Source: Bangkok Post July 27, 2018 00:11 UTC