MH17: Ukraine had reason to close airspace before crash, investigators say

MH17: Ukraine had reason to close airspace before crash, investigators say
# 13 October 2015 18:00 (UTC +04:00)

The Boeing 777 was heading from Amsterdam to Malaysia when it was shot down on July 17, 2014, over Ukrainian territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists. All 298 people aboard the aircraft died in the crash.

The Dutch Safety Board (DSB) took the lead in the crash investigation at the request of Ukraine, which remains locked in conflict with pro-Russian separatists in its eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Its report, released Tuesday, said MH17 crashed after a missile warhead exploded outside the cockpit.

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