MH17 investigators claim phone-taps 'show Russia directed Ukraine rebels'

Investigators looking into the shooting down of a passenger plane over Ukraine have released phone transcripts suggesting senior Kremlin figures were helping direct the Ukrainian rebels accused of the crime. All 298 people aboard Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 died after a missile struck the plane on 17th July 2014. Russian officials have rejected the findings.

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(Picture: Malaysian air crash investigator inspects the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. Credit: REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev)