International investigators reached the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 for the first time since the Boeing 777 was downed by a missile in eastern Ukraine on July 17, the Associated Press reports.
Fighting between the Ukrainian military and the pro-Russian separatists had kept the investigation team, made up of Dutch and Australian forensic experts and officials with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, from accessing the site. But on Thursday, the team was able to pass through both Ukrainian and rebel checkpoints.
A spokesman for the Ukrainian government announced a “day of quiet” Thursday to ensure the safety …read more
Source: Time
