| Title | Dutch-Led Joint Investigation Team Says that the Missile that Downed MH17 Came from Russia | |
| Date | Wednesday September 28 2016, @05:37PM | |
| Author | martyb | |
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| from the From-Russia-with-Love dept. | ||
Another investigation has pointed towards Russia as the culprit behind the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 on July 17, 2014:
"Based on the criminal investigation, we have concluded that flight MH17 was downed by a Buk missile of the series 9M83 that came from the territory of the Russian Federation," chief Dutch police investigator Wilbert Paulissen said. The missile launcher was later taken back to Russia, he said. An inquiry by the Dutch Safety Board last year found that a Russian-made Buk missile hit the plane but did not say where it was fired from. The JIT investigation's findings are meant to prepare the ground for a criminal trial but suspects will not be named.
Prosecutors played recordings from intercepted phone calls during their news conference. They said witnesses reported seeing the missile launcher move from Russia into Ukraine and presented pictures and videos. The launch site was pinpointed by "many witnesses", prosecutors said. [...] Earlier this week, Russia said it had radar data showing that the missile was not fired from rebel-held territory. The JIT does not yet have access to that data, prosecutors said.
Also at Reuters.
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