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Associated Press: MH17 trial moves to crucial merits phase, examining evidence

Published June 8, 2021 at 4:58 am

A relative attends the unveiling of the National Monument for the MH17 victims in Vijfhuizen on July 17, 2017. Three years after Flight MH17 was shot down by a missile over war-torn Ukraine, more than 2,000 relatives gathered to unveil a memorial to their loved ones.

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Nearly seven years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, the trial in a Dutch court of three Russians and a Ukrainian accused of involvement in the downing moved Monday to the crucial merits phase, when evidence will be discussed by lawyers and judges.