(Bloomberg) -- The Dutch-led criminal investigation team conducting a probe into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine last year said it is examining parts that could be from a Buk surface-to-air-missile system, following allegations that a missile caused the disaster.
“The parts are of particular interest to the criminal investigation as they can possibly provide more information about who was involved in the crash of MH17,” the Dutch public prosecutor’s office said in a statement Tuesday. No conclusions can yet be drawn as to whether there is a causal connection between the discovered parts and MH17, it also said.
The Boeing Co. 777 was carrying 283 passengers and 15 crew when it came down on July 17, 2014 while traveling over the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. The plane broke up in the air, most likely as a result of structural damage after being penetrated from the outside by “a large number of high-energy objects,” the Dutch Safety Board said Sept. 9.
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