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          Report: MH17 Hit by 'High-Energy Objects,' Split up Mid-air

   by VOA News

   Dutch investigators say Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 likely broke up
   mid-air over eastern Ukraine after being hit by numerous "high-energy
   objects."

   The preliminary report released by the Dutch Safety Board comes nearly
   two months after the plane crashed in rebel-held territory in Ukraine,
   killing all 298 people on board.

   The report said there are no indications the crash was caused by a
   technical malfunction, saying the Boeing 777 appeared to be airworthy
   before taking off.

   An analysis of the jet's cockpit voice recorder and flight data
   recorder also did not reveal anything unusual in the moments before the
   crash.

   Western governments have accused pro-Russian separatists of using a
   surface-to-air missile to shoot down the plane. Russia blames Kyiv's
   forces for the crash.
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