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The Daily Signal
John Kerry:
‘Pretty Clear’ Russia Involved in Malaysian Plane Crash
Melissa Quinn
July 20, 2014
A masked separatist soldier guards OSCE mission vehicles while Dutch
forensic experts inspects the refrigerated coaches that preserves the
bodies of the victims of Boeing 777 Malaysia Airlines flight. (Photo:
Newscom)
Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed today that pro-Russian
separatists were involved in Thursday’s attack on a Malaysia Airlines
plane which left 298 dead and said it is “pretty clear” Russia also had
a role in the tragic event.
He told host Candy Crowley on CNN’s “State of the Union”:
It’s pretty clear that this is a system that was
transferred from Russia into the hands of separatists. We know with
confidence, with confidence, that the Ukrainians did not have such a
system anywhere near the vicinity at that point and time, so it
obviously points a very clear finger at the separatists.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by a surface-to-air missile
over Eastern Ukraine, and it was originally unclear who was responsible
for the attack.
During his CNN appearance, Kerry said he knows “for certain” that armed
personnel carriers, rockets launchers, tanks and artillery were brought
into Eastern Ukraine from Russia and given to separatists. He also said
Russians trained the separatist militiamen. Kerry said:
Now we have a video showing a launcher moving back
through a particular area out into Russia with at least one missing
missile on it, so we have enormous input about this, which points
fingers.
Since the attack, there have been multiple reports that separatists
have taken the bodies of approximately 200 victims who were on board
the Malaysia Airlines jet. According to The New York Times, the
pro-Russian separatists are limiting access to the crash site.
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