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MH17 was an international flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that went down on 17 July 2014 over disputed territory in Ukraine, a war zone at that moment. All aboard the plane perished.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) was an international flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that crashed on 17 July 2014. All aboard the plane (283 passengers and 15 crew) died.

According to the preliminary report by the Dutch Safety Board, it was "penetrated by a large number of high-energy objects from outside the aircraft" which is a very cautious way of saying it was shot down.

At the time of the crash, MH17 was flying over eastern Ukraine, an area where pro-Russian separatist rebels were fighting the Ukraine government.

No one has claimed the attack on MH17 yet, and many questions remain.

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Is this photo of a jet firing at MH17 a fake?

An image showing a jet firing at MH17 in the Ukraine has surfaced recently and was broadcast by the official Russian state news channel, Channel One Russia. Could this image be real? There's an analysis that claims the image is "geometrically…
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Do airline pilots decide on flight plan and receive personal bonus for fuel saving?

On the question why MH17 flew over Ukrainian civil war zone, experts say: Malaysia Airlines, like a number of other carriers, have been continuing to use it because it is a shorter route, which means less fuel and therefore less money.…
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Was MH17 shot down?

It has been widely reported that the Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 crash was caused by the plane being shot down. Example sources: Wired: Why Planes Still Flew Over Ukraine Until MH17 Was Shot Down The Guardian: Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot…
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Has Trump exonerated Russia for the downing of flight MH-17?

In an interview with the Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte, according to the NOS (Dutch Public Broadcasting), he said the following about the relations with the USA, in light of the recent elections in the USA and the coming elections in The…
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Was Aeroflot SU2074 intended target in MH17 shooting?

In recently published video and press release SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) claims that intended target for the SA-11 operated by Russian separatists was Russian Aeroflot flight SU2074 (aka AFL-2074) from Moscow to Larnaca, Cyrpus. They claim…
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Was MH17's flight path rerouted?

I was reading this article which is an open letter to UK Prime Minister David Cameron from former Russian President, Sergey Stepashin, and Russian Politician President, Sergey Glazyev regarding the Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 crash. Most of it is…
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Was the video about MH17 done the day before it crashed?

Was the video implicating rebels in the shooting down of MH17 created the day before the crash? Example claim donwload SBU video of recording of rebels talking of downing #MH17 and check the creation date: 16/07 the day before!  #pt try…
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Was the MH17 video taken in Ukraine-held territory?

According to MISH'S Global Economic Trend Analysis, On the CBS program “Face the Nation,” Mr. Kerry referred to a video that the Ukrainians have made public showing an SA-11 unit heading back to Russia after the downing of the plane with “a missing…
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Did Ukraine set up Russia on the MH17 incident?

Rebels shot several planes of Ukraine in the last days, after they got their hands on that missile system. Some say that because of this, Ukraine flight control specifically gave directions to the plane to fly within that zone, knowing that the…
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Who fired rockets at Malaysian MH17 flight?

This is still pretty confusing who actually shot down the MH17 flight ? Many news websites claim that the Plane was shot down by Russian-backed Rebels, There is overwhelming, but largely circumstantial evidence that Russian-backed rebels mistakenly…
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