FRANKFURT: Berlin knew the risks of flying over war-torn east Ukraine before Flight MH17 was shot out of the sky last year but did not inform German airlines, local media reported Sunday.
Investigators are still trying to determine who was responsible for downing the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 in July last year, killing all 298 passengers and crew on board.
A diplomatic cable by Germany’s foreign ministry a few days before the crash warned the situation in eastern Ukraine was “worrying,” and a military plane was shot down in the same area at more than 6,000 metres altitude, broadcasters WDR and NDR …read more
Source: The Borneo Post
