UN Security Council Calls for Investigation of MH17

Members of the United Nations Security Council condemned the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 on Friday during an urgent session, calling for a full, thorough and independent international investigation. U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power told council members that the evidence indicates the plane was shot down. “We assess Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 carrying these 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was likely downed by a surface-to-air missile, an SA-11, operated from a...

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