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Part of the wreckage of MH17 (AAP)
Part of the wreckage of MH17 Source: AAP

Australia and the Netherlands are set to take legal action against the Russian Federation for the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH-17.


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By Hannah Kwon

Presented by Tia Ardha

Source: SBS



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Australia and the Netherlands are set to take legal action against the Russian Federation for the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH-17.


Australia and the Netherlands are launching legal action against the Russian Federation over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH-17 in 2014.

The Boeing 777 aircraft was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July the 14th when it was shot down over eastern Ukraine by what prosecutors say was a Buk air missile fired by pro-Russian rebels.  

All 298 people onboard, including 38 Australians, died.

The legal proceedings are being made through the International Civil Aviation Organisation, a specialised United Nations agency. 

Both Australia and the Netherlands maintain Russia is responsible for the attack under international law.


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