Comment on US faces intel hurdles in downing of airliner

US faces intel hurdles in downing of airliner

U.S. intelligence officials have used satellite imagery, intercepted conversations and social media postings to present what they call a solid circumstantial case that the plane was brought down by a Russian-made SA-11 surface-to-air missile fired by Russian-backed separatists in Eastern Ukraine. [...] they have not offered proof that the separatists obtained the sophisticated missile system from the Russian government. [...] they say they have not determined what, if any, involvement Russian operatives may have had in directing or encouraging the attack, which they believe was a mistaken attempt to hit a Ukrainian military aircraft.

 

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