Section: US & Canada
Report: MH17 Hit by ‘High-Energy Objects,’ Split up Mid-air
Dutch investigators say Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 likely broke up mid-air over eastern Ukraine after being hit by numerous “high-energy objects.” The preliminary report released by the Dutch Safety Board comes nearly two months after the plane crashed in rebel-held territory in Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. Western...
Dutch Probe Says Jet That Crashed In Ukraine Was Penetrated, Torn Apart
Dutch experts say the Malaysian passenger jet that crashed in eastern Ukraine in July appears to have been brought down by a large number of “high-energy objects” that penetrated the aircraft. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Malaysia Airlines MH17: Preliminary report says jet ‘penetrated’ by external force
The Dutch team investigating the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Eastern Ukraine says the crash was likely caused by the plane being hit by multiple “high-energy objects from outside the aircraft.” …read more Source:...
Report: Flight 17 likely downed by outside impacts
FILE – In this Aug. 1, 2014 file photo, investigators examining a piece of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 plane crash near the village of Hrabove, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. The Dutch t… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 Broke Apart Due To ‘Large Number Of High-Energy Objects,’ Dutch Safety Board Says
Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 broke apart over Ukraine due to “large number of high-energy objects” from outside the aircraft, the Dutch Safety Board said in a preliminary report into the disaster that killed 298 people, two thirds of them from the Netherlands. The preliminary report, published on Tuesday, said MH17 crashed due to...
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 likely downed by ‘high-energy objects,’ Dutch report says
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was likely struck by multiple “high-energy objects from outside the aircraft,” causing it to break up over eastern Ukraine, a preliminary report into the deadly aviation disaster concluded Tuesday. …read more Source: FOX...
East Ukraine city hit by shells during cease-fire
The city council of Donetsk, a rebel-held stronghold in eastern Ukraine, says that regular shelling continued overnight despite a cease-fire in the region, injuring one woman. …read more Source: Miami...
‘High-Energy’ Objects Downed Flight MH17: Report
All 298 passengers and crew were killed when the aircraft came down over eastern Ukraine on July 17. …read more Source:...
Malaysian Airliner Downed by ‘High-Energy Objects From Outside the Aircraft,’ Dutch Investigators Say
A report released on Tuesday supports theories that the Boeing 777 was brought down over Ukraine by a missile fired from the east. …read more Source: The New York...
East Ukraine city hit by shells during cease-fire
In a statement published online Tuesday, the council said a school and several residential buildings were hit by shelling, imperiling an already shaky cease-fire between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian forces. …read more Source: San Francisco...
