MH17 crash: UN chief Ban Ki-moon calls for international probe

MH17 crash: UN chief Ban Ki-moon calls for international probe

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for a full international investigation of the Malaysia Airlines disaster in east Ukraine.

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MH17 crash: UN chief Ban Ki-moon calls for international probe

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for a full international investigation of the Malaysia Airlines disaster in east Ukraine.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for an international probe into the MH17 crash. Reuters

“There is clearly a need for a full, transparent and international investigation,” Ban told reporters yesterday. He offered condolences to the victims’ families.

Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, carrying nearly 300 people from Amsterdam en route to Kuala Lumpur crashed earlier in rebel-held eastern Ukraine near the Russian border, with Kiev saying it was shot down in a “terrorist” attack.

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US officials said it was shot down by a surface-to-air missile but it was unclear who fired the weapon.

Britain has called for a UN-led investigation and is seeking an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the crisis in eastern Ukraine.

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