Section: Boston Herald (USA)
Dutch probe: Buk missile downed Malaysian jet in Ukraine
GILZE-RIJEN AIR BASE, Netherlands — The missile shot skyward from war-ravaged eastern Ukraine. With deadly accuracy more than six miles up, it detonated just in front of the Malaysia Airlines jetliner, sending hundreds of jagged steel shards ripping through its aluminum skin at up to 5,600 mph and shearing the cockpit from the rest of the plane....
The Latest: Ex-war crimes judge: Dutch report refutes Russia
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The latest news on the report into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine last year. All times local.9:55 p.m.Geoffrey Robertson, a former United Nations war crimes judge, said the Dutch Safety Board report on MH-17 is important because it refutes Russian “lies and propaganda” claiming the...
The Latest: Ukraine defends decision not to close airspace
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The latest news on the report into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine last year. All times local.7:15 p.m.Ukraine’s foreign minister has defended the country’s decision not to close its airspace on the day that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down, saying no one in Kiev knew...
The Latest: Russian official: Dutch MH-17 report is 'biased'
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The latest news on the report into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine last year. All times local.5:55 p.m.A top Russian official says the Dutch Safety Board report into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is flawed. …read more Source: Boston...
The Latest: MH-17 victims faced shock wave, freezing temps
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The latest news on the report into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine last year. All times local.5:25 p.m.The report by the Dutch Safety Board on the final seconds of MH-17 gives a horrifying glimpse into what the plane’s passengers and crew faced before they all died. …read more...
The Latest: Dutch prosecutors: Tough finding MH-17 witnesses
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The latest news on the report into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine last year. All times local.4:55 p.m.Dutch prosecutors leading the criminal investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 say it’s been tough finding eyewitnesses in eastern Ukraine to help build their...
The Latest: Malaysia: MH-17 perpetrators must face justice
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The latest news on the report into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine last year. All times local.4:40 p.m.Malaysia’s prime minister, speaking about the downing of MH-17, says the world “must move forward toward ensuring that those responsible are held accountable for this murderous...
The Latest: Dutch: No one thought about aviation safety
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The latest news on the report into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine last year. All times local.4:18 p.m.As war raged on last year in eastern Ukraine between Russia-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces, Dutch Safety Board investigators say absolutely no one “gave any thought of a...
The Latest: White House welcomes Dutch report on crash
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The latest news on the report into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 in eastern Ukraine last year. All times local.___3:20 p.m.The White House is calling the release of the Dutch Safety Board’s report on the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 “an important milestone” in the effort to hold...
The Latest: Dutch leader asks Russia to cooperate with probe
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The latest news on the report into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 in eastern Ukraine last year. All times local.___3:10 p.m.Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has called on Russia to fully cooperate with the criminal investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. …read more Source: Boston...
