Missile which downed flight MH17 came from Russia- Report
Thu Sep 29, 2016 07:01:pm World
3.9K By Buchi Obichie
The missile which downed flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 came
from Russia, a report by a Dutch-led team of prosecutors has found.
The findings by the international team, which gathered evidence for a possible criminal trial, were released on Wednesday.
The report said the missile was fired from territories controlled by Russian-backed rebels.
An earlier inquiry by the Dutch Safety Board concluded that a Russian-made Buk missile hit the plane, without saying who fired it.
Prosecutors from Australia, Belgium, Malaysia and Ukraine are also part of the Joint Investigation Team, (JIT).
Russia, earlier this week, produced radar images which it argued, showed that the plane could not have come from rebel-held areas.
However, critics have pointed out that since the plane was shot down in 2014, Russian officials have given three versions of events.
The Boeing 777 broke apart mid-air, while flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, killing all 298 people aboard.
The findings by the international team, which gathered evidence for a possible criminal trial, were released on Wednesday.
The report said the missile was fired from territories controlled by Russian-backed rebels.
An earlier inquiry by the Dutch Safety Board concluded that a Russian-made Buk missile hit the plane, without saying who fired it.
Prosecutors from Australia, Belgium, Malaysia and Ukraine are also part of the Joint Investigation Team, (JIT).
Russia, earlier this week, produced radar images which it argued, showed that the plane could not have come from rebel-held areas.
However, critics have pointed out that since the plane was shot down in 2014, Russian officials have given three versions of events.
The Boeing 777 broke apart mid-air, while flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, killing all 298 people aboard.
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