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First on CNN: Sources say MH17 report blames Russian missile for shooting down plane
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July 16, 2015
(CNN) - It's been nearly one year since 298 people were killed after a commercial passenger plane broke up over the Ukraine. A final report from investigators has yet to be released but CNN has learned new details from the draft investigative report for the July 17, 2014 incident. Dutch accident investigators say that evidence points to pro-Russian rebels as being responsible for shooting down MH-17, according to a source who has seen the report. According to the source, the report says it was a Buk missile -- a Russian surface-to-air missile -- that was used, launched from a village in Russian rebel controlled territory. A final report from investigators has yet to be released but CNN has learned new details from the draft investigative report for the July 17, 2014 incident.
Dutch accident investigators say that evidence points to pro-Russian rebels as being responsible for shooting down MH-17, according to a source who has seen the report. According to the source, the report says it was a Buk missile -- a Russian surface-to-air missile -- that was used, launched from a village in Russian rebel controlled territory.
Another source with knowledge of the report's details says it gives a minute by minute timeline of flight MH17. This source also says not only does the draft report pinpoint where the missile was fired from it identifies who was in control of the territory and pins the downing of MH17 on the pro-Russian rebels. According to both sources, the report also pins some blame on Malaysia Airlines for how its planes were dispatched that day.
The Dutch Safety Board draft is several hundred pages long. The final report is expected to be competed and published in the first half of October 2015.
One year on, MH17 evidence against separatists appears overwhelming
MH17 Lawsuit Filed In U.S. Court Against Ex-Separatist Leader Girkin
Russia Blocks UN Tribunal On MH17
Dutch Safety Board draft says pro-Russia rebels shot down MH17 with a Russian BUK missile killing 298