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Malaysia Airlines Crash Investigators to Examine Possible Missile Parts in Eastern Ukraine Malaysia Airlines Crash Investigators to Examine Possible Missile Parts in Eastern Ukraine
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Investigators said on Tuesday that they had found what could be parts originating from a Buk surface-to-air missile system in eastern Ukraine, the area where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down last year. Investigators said on Tuesday that they had found what could be parts originating from a Buk surface-to-air missile system in eastern Ukraine, the area where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed last year.
Dutch prosecutors said that the parts could help provide clues for a criminal investigation into what caused the plane to come down.Dutch prosecutors said that the parts could help provide clues for a criminal investigation into what caused the plane to come down.
They cautioned, however, that it was too early to draw a “causal connection” between the parts and the crash.They cautioned, however, that it was too early to draw a “causal connection” between the parts and the crash.
The plane was traveling to the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, from Amsterdam on July 17, 2014, and all 298 people on board were killed. The plane was traveling to the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, from Amsterdam on July 17, 2014. All 298 people on board were killed in the crash.
“These parts have been secured during a previous recovery-mission in eastern Ukraine and are in possession of the criminal investigation team and the Dutch Safety Board,” the investigators said in a statement. “The parts are of particular interest to the criminal investigation as they can possibly provide more information about who was involved in the crash of MH17.”“These parts have been secured during a previous recovery-mission in eastern Ukraine and are in possession of the criminal investigation team and the Dutch Safety Board,” the investigators said in a statement. “The parts are of particular interest to the criminal investigation as they can possibly provide more information about who was involved in the crash of MH17.”
The Malaysian jet was widely believed by Ukraine and some Western countries, including the United States, to have been destroyed by a surface-to-air missile fired from eastern Ukraine in territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists. Ukraine and some Western countries, including the United States, have said they believe the Malaysian jet was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile fired from territory in eastern Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian separatists.
In September of last year, the Dutch Safety Board issued a preliminary report that said that evidence from the crash was consistent with an attack by a surface-to-air missile, although it did not attempt to assign responsibility. In September, the Dutch Safety Board issued a preliminary report that said evidence from the crash was consistent with an attack by a surface-to-air missile, although it did not attempt to assign responsibility.
A number of news reports, including in the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, have indicated that the missile system used to shoot down the aircraft was supplied by the Russian military.A number of news reports, including in the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, have indicated that the missile system used to shoot down the aircraft was supplied by the Russian military.
Russia has emphatically denied any involvement in the crash, and Russian officials have said that the plane was shot down by a Ukrainian missile or warplane. Russia has denied any involvement in the crash, and Russian officials have said that the plane was shot down by a Ukrainian missile or warplane.
Russia has opposed a United Nations resolution that would create an international tribunal to prosecute those responsible for bringing down the plane.Russia has opposed a United Nations resolution that would create an international tribunal to prosecute those responsible for bringing down the plane.