On 17 July flight MH17 (Malaysia Airlines) crashed in Ukraine on its way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. On board were 283 passengers and 15 crew members. Among the passengers were 196 Dutch citizens.
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Crash
On 17 July 2014, Flight 17 departed from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Gate G03 at 12:14 CEST (10:14 UTC) and was due to arrive atKuala Lumpur International Airport at 06:00, 18 July MYT (22:00, 17 July UTC).
What caused the crash?
Western nations said there was growing evidence that the plane was hit by a Russian-supplied missile fired by rebels. Russia blamed Ukrainian government forces.
US officials from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said there was a “solid case” that a SA-11 missile - also known as Buk - was fired from eastern Ukraine under “conditions the Russians helped create”.