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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 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. 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.” |
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, 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 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. |