Monitors Reach Flight 17 Crash Site in Ukraine After Days of Delays
Posted on AllSides July 31st, 2014
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International monitors finally reached the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, after being blocked for days by fighting in the area between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists.
Officials in the Ukrainian government said they had temporarily suspended offensive operations against the rebels to allow the monitors to reach the site safely. Commanders at Ukrainian military positions near the site confirmed that they had been ordered to halt their advance.
Even so, columns of rising smoke were seen and the sounds of explosions were heard...
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