MH17 Downed by Rocket Fired From Eastern Ukraine, Dutch Say
- Boeing 777 broke up when hit by hundreds of metal fragments
- Crash report indentifies area missile most likely fired from
Wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 lies in a field on July 22, 2014 in Grabovo, Ukraine.
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was downed by a Buk missile fired from the eastern part of Ukraine, killing all 298 people onboard, when it entered airspace that should have been closed last year, a Dutch-led probe concluded.
The warhead detonated about 1 meter (3 feet) from the cockpit, ejecting hundreds of metal fragments that caused the break up of the Boeing Co. 777, which had been en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Dutch Safety Board Chairman Tjibbe Joustra said Tuesday.