Hagel calls Dutch defence minister on MH17 crash
Fwire • 11 years ago Washington, July 20 (IANS) US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called his Dutch counterpart Jeanine Hennis- Plasschaer Saturday and condoled the death of Dutch citizens who lost their lives in the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 crash Thursday. Hagel reiterated US President Barack Obama's pledge to support an international investigation into the July 17 incident, Xinhua quoted Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby as saying in a statement.
