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The trial of four men accused of murder over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 opens in Schiphol the Netherlands, even though the suspects are still at large. It follows a half-decade long fight for justice by families of the 298 people who were killed when the jet was shot down over Ukraine by a Russian-made missile as it travelled from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. IMAGES
Schipol (Netherlands), Jun 8 (EFE / EPA) .-The Dutch High-Security Court resumes the trial of four suspects involved in the July 2014 shootdown in East Ukraine of flight MH17, chartered by Malaysia Airlines, and expects at least one of the accused to cooperate with investigations.
Four men accused of murdering 298 people in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 went on trial in the Netherlands, with a judge saying it was an "atrocious disaster". The suspects -- three Russians and a Ukrainian -- were not present in the dock, but judges were expected to rule that the hearing could continue in their absence. IMAGES
Dutch prosecutors are to put four people on trial for murder next year over the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine, in which 298 people were killed. IMAGES
Investigators probing the crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 in 2014 release an animated representation they say shows the plane was downed by a Russian-made missile fired from rebel-held territory. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
According to information received by Reuters, an airline mechanic may have helped plant the bomb which brought down a Russian MetroJet flight over Egypt in November.
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