Five years ago on Wednesday, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was blasted out of the sky over war-torn eastern Ukraine with the loss of all 298 people on board.The shooting down of the Boeing 777 travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has prompted sanctions against Russia, a series of international investigations and criminal charges.What happened?About three hours after take-off on July 17, 2014 from Schiphol airport, MH17 disappeared off the radar screens as it passed over part of eastern… …read more
Source: South China Morning Post
