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Tuesday, 16 June 2015 - 12:00

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Dutch police in Ukraine looking for MH17 suspects, witnesses

A number of experts from the National Police and Defense launched a new mission in Eastern Ukraine on Tuesday. This investigation is aimed at gathering evidence in support or rejection of he different scenarios on what caused the disaster with flight MH17. According to the Public Prosecutor, the mission is being conducted on behalf of the Joint Investigation Team and is in the context of the investigation into the crash. The investigation is expected to last up to two weeks. In the interest of the investigation, the Public Prosecutor will not give any further information on the progress and findings of this mission.

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