MH17 wreckage convoy reaches Poland en route to the Netherlands
- 9 years ago
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STORY: Wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 downed over eastern Ukraine in July reached Poland on Friday night (December 5) on its way to the Netherlands for investigation.
More than two-thirds of those on board the flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur were Dutch, and Dutch authorities have taken the lead in the investigations into the airliner's downing.
The plane was downed on July 17 over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 passengers and crew. Experts say the most likely cause was a ground-to-air missile fired from territory held by pro-Russian separatists.
The Dutch launched the largest criminal investigation in their history after the crash.
Trucks are carrying pieces of the plane to the Netherlands, but much of the wreckage still lies in Ukrainian fields.
The convoy is allowed to move only at night. It arrived at the Polish border during the day, and was allowed to move only after 2100 GMT, heading toward
STORY: Wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 downed over eastern Ukraine in July reached Poland on Friday night (December 5) on its way to the Netherlands for investigation.
More than two-thirds of those on board the flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur were Dutch, and Dutch authorities have taken the lead in the investigations into the airliner's downing.
The plane was downed on July 17 over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 passengers and crew. Experts say the most likely cause was a ground-to-air missile fired from territory held by pro-Russian separatists.
The Dutch launched the largest criminal investigation in their history after the crash.
Trucks are carrying pieces of the plane to the Netherlands, but much of the wreckage still lies in Ukrainian fields.
The convoy is allowed to move only at night. It arrived at the Polish border during the day, and was allowed to move only after 2100 GMT, heading toward