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World NewsNovember 14, 2019 / 7:14 AM / Updated 2 hours agoMH17 investigators say phone taps reveal Russian political tiesAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Investigators released a series of phone intercepts on Thursday which they said revealed Moscow’s influence over pro-Russian rebels accused of downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine five years ago. MH17 was shot out of the sky on July 17, 2014, over territory held by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine as it flew from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. All 298 passengers and crew died.The joint investigation team (JIT) has said a missile that hit the airplane originated from Russia’s Kursk military base, not far from the Ukrainian border. In June, the JIT charged three Russians and a Ukrainian with 298 murders. Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-mh17-idUSKBN1XO1UQ