Germany’s foreign intelligence agency has concluded that Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was downed in Ukraine by pro-Russian rebels.<br /><br />German magazine Der Spiegel reports that the head of intelligence said the rebels used a Russian Buk missile defence system from a Ukrainian base.<br /><br />The crash over rebel-held territory killed all 298 passengers and crew, however, Russian military expert Igor Korotchenko believes the West to be behind the incident.<br /><br />“The release of the German intelligence that the Malaysian plane was shot down with a Buk missile system proves that the western intelligence agencies have no doubts who stands behind this crime. However for political reasons they cannot admit this version.”<br /><br />Kyiv blamed the pro-Russian forces, accusing Moscow of arming them. An accusation flatly denied.<br /><br />European governments have largely avoided pointing the finger. The Dutch government is running two investigations into the crash and has yet to draw any conclusions.
