Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency says a local militia shot
down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine in July, Der
Spiegel reports. The BND is said to possess “ample evidence," though
none of it has been made public.
The statement was made on October 8, when Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) president Gerhard Schindler was holding a secret meeting with members of the parliamentary control committee, the German daily reported on Sunday.
He claimed the militia fired a rocket from a BUK defense missile system which it had captured from a Ukrainian base. It then exploded next to the plane, according to the report.
“Schindler provided ample evidence to back up his case, including satellite images and diverse photo evidence,” the report added.
However, no “evidence” has yet been made public, and the BND has not made any official statements on the matter.
At the same meeting, Schindler reportedly said that certain intelligence on the crash provided by the Ukrainian side was false, adding that “this can be explained in detail.” However, he did not give much credit to Russia’s evidence either.
The German Federal Prosecutor's Office told the newspaper that an investigation has been launched into unknown perpetrators under the possibility that the downing had been a war crime.
First deputy prime minister of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Andrey Purgin, refuted claims made by the German intelligence agency. He told Interfax that Kiev forces could have downed the plane, mistaking it for a spy jet..................http://rt.com/news/197316-germany-blames-militia-crash/
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The statement was made on October 8, when Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) president Gerhard Schindler was holding a secret meeting with members of the parliamentary control committee, the German daily reported on Sunday.
He claimed the militia fired a rocket from a BUK defense missile system which it had captured from a Ukrainian base. It then exploded next to the plane, according to the report.
“Schindler provided ample evidence to back up his case, including satellite images and diverse photo evidence,” the report added.
However, no “evidence” has yet been made public, and the BND has not made any official statements on the matter.
At the same meeting, Schindler reportedly said that certain intelligence on the crash provided by the Ukrainian side was false, adding that “this can be explained in detail.” However, he did not give much credit to Russia’s evidence either.
The German Federal Prosecutor's Office told the newspaper that an investigation has been launched into unknown perpetrators under the possibility that the downing had been a war crime.
First deputy prime minister of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Andrey Purgin, refuted claims made by the German intelligence agency. He told Interfax that Kiev forces could have downed the plane, mistaking it for a spy jet..................http://rt.com/news/197316-germany-blames-militia-crash/
19/10/14
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ReplyDeleteLe Autorità dell’autoproclamatasi Repubblica Popolare di Donetsk hanno negato le accuse del BND, il Servizio Federale di Intelligence della Germania in merito al coinvolgimento delle milizie nel disastro aereo del Boeing malese.
Andrey Purgin, vice Primo Ministro Repubblica Popolare di Donetsk, ha respinto l’accusa alle milizie di utilizzare il sistema missilistico a terra "Buk", da cui, secondo i tedeschi, sarebbe stato sparato il razzo che ha colpito l’aereo. I servizi speciali tedeschi hanno fornito al Parlamento una relazione sullo schianto del Boeing. Secondo i dati raccolti nella relazione, i separatisti hanno lanciato un missile antiaereo dal semovente "Buk", sequestrato ai servizi di sicurezza ucraini.
Per saperne di più: http://italian.ruvr.ru/news/2014_10_20/Donetsk-rifiuta-di-essere-responsabile-per-la-tragedia-del-Boeing-0348/
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Sweden continues to suffer from Russian submarine syndrome ...
ReplyDeleteSwedish Armed Forces continue to inspect the waters near the Stockholm archipelago to establish the presence of a foreign submarine in the area. However, the military do not hurry with making conclusions about what kind of an object exactly could be staying in the Swedish waters.
"It could be a submarine or a midget submarine. It could also be a diver using stand-alone means for movement in the water. It could be several divers who have nothing to do on our territory. These are the options that could be referred to as foreign underwater activity," Swedish military officials said.............http://english.pravda.ru/society/stories/20-10-2014/128841-sweden_russian_submarine-0/
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