THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands and Australia are holding Russia legally responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot down over war-ravaged eastern Ukraine nearly four years ago, killing all 298 people on board.
The announcement Friday came a day after international investigators announced that the missile system that brought down the Amsterdam-Kuala Lumpur flight came from a Russia-based military unit.
Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok says that following that conclusion, “the government is now taking the next step by formally holding Russia accountable. …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
