MH17 'shot down by Russia-origin Buk missile'
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- Thursday, 29 September 2016
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine by a Buk missile brought in from Russia and fired from a village under the control of pro-Russia rebels, an international criminal investigation has said.
The Dutch-led joint investigation team (JIT) said there was “irrefutable evidence” that a Buk 9M38 missile downed the B777, killing all 298 people on board.
Russia immediately dismissed the findings.
The investigators said their conclusions were based on a wealth of supporting evidence, including forensic examinations, witness statements, satellite images, radar data and intercepted telephone calls.
Investigators are now examining who might have given the order to smuggle the Buk system into Ukraine, and who gave the order to shoot down MH17.
The investigators said they compared pieces of the Buk retrieved from the crash site with various types of missile. They also exploded a missile in a controlled test in Finland.
Their evidence included intercepted telephone calls between rebel leaders. There also were photos, analysed and authenticated, plus a previously unknown video obtained from a witness.
