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  1. Just in case you think the Russians are 'nice' players on the world stage, just with exotic accents... INVESTIGATORS have determined that a missile launcher used to shoot down flight MH17 was part of the Russian armed forces. AN international team of investigators has determined that the missile which blew Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 out of the sky nearly four years ago came from a Russia-based military unit. International representatives, including Australian Federal Police, today gathered in the Netherlands to announce they had found “convincing evidence†that MH17 was shot down by a Buk-TELAR missile from Russia. Wilbert Paulissen of the Dutch National Police said that detailed analysis of video images showed the missile was from the Russian military’s 53rd anti-aircraft missile brigade based in the Russian city of Kursk. The top Dutch investigator said the international Joint Investigation Team “has come to the conclusion that the BUK-TELAR that shot down MH17 came from 53rd Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade based in Kursk in Russiaâ€. “The 53rd Brigade forms part of the Russian armed forces,†he said. Mr Paulissen, who was speaking at a presentation of interim results of the long-running investigation into the downing of flight MH17, said an “extensive comparative investigation†of images had revealed the missile’s “fingerprint†and determined the result. The finding backs and confirms the theory of Bellingcat that Russian military missiles were involved. Australia and other countries are now considering the next steps towards prosecution. Earlier findings said the missile launch site was an agricultural field controlled by pro-Russian fighters. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, the Netherlands and Ukraine were now “considering optionsâ€. The countries were united to pursue justice for those who lost their lives as well as their loved ones, she said. “That a sophisticated weapon belonging to the Russian Army was dispatched and used to shoot down a civilian aircraft should be of grave international concern,†Ms Bishop said..... more at: http://www.news.com....c710856d4b92f7d
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