Cybersecurity
Missile From Russia Shot Down MH17, Dutch Officials Say
- Missile was fired from territory held by Kremlin-backed rebels
- Dutch investigators deliver report on 2014 plane crash
Wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 lies in a field in Grabovo, Ukraine, on July 22, 2014.
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Dutch investigators said Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down in 2014 by a Buk missile system that was fired from rebel-held territory in Ukraine and shuttled back and forth from Russia, stoking renewed tensions over the crash that killed 298 people.
About 100 people were involved in shooting down the flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, the joint team of investigators who are building a criminal case said Wednesday at a news conference in the Netherlands. While the people have been identified, there are no official suspects in the investigation as yet. Russia disputed the probe.