Deadly Ukraine Crash: German Intelligence Claims Pro-Russian Separatists Downed MH17

Germany's intelligence agency, BND, concluded that pro-Russian rebels were to blame for the downing of Malaysia Airline MH17 in Ukraine in July 2014, according to an article in German magazine Der Spiegel in October 2014.

BND was the first European foreign intelligence agency to put forward such conclusion.

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ESO: Background Information: Dutch preliminary report finds MH17 'pierced by high-speed objects' http://www.europeansources.info/record/dutch-preliminary-report-finds-mh17-pierced-by-high-speed-objects/

EurActiv, 20.10.14: Germany blames pro-Russian separatists for Malaysia airliner’s downing http://www.euractiv.com/sections/europes-east/germany-blames-pro-russian-separatists-malaysia-airliners-downing-309308

De Telegraaf, 21.10.14: Dutch running out of steam on MH17 crash (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE152316-Dutch-running-out-of-steam-on-MH17-crash

NRC Handelsblad, 01.11.14: Too much commemoration of MH17 victims (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE153011-Too-much-commemoration-of-MH17-victims

DutchNews.nl, 31.10.14: Ukraine refutes claim Dutch should have talked to rebels over MH17 http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/10/ukraine_refutes_claim_dutch_sh.php

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