Congress: MH17 Crash Is ‘Act of Terror,’ and Putin May Be to Blame

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As details pour in of a Malaysia Airlines flight brought down in eastern Ukraine, lawmakers are demanding the tragedy be treated as a terrorist attack.

Published Jul. 17 2014 4:26PM EDT

articles/2014/07/17/congress-mh17-crash-is-act-of-terror-and-putin-may-be-to-blame/140717-rogin-reax2-tease_dihuif — Maxim Zmeyev/Reuters

The reported downing of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine that resulted in the deaths of 295 passengers was an “act of terror” and an “act of war,” according to the top Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Armed Services Committee.

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Congress: MH17 Crash Is ‘Act of Terror,’ and Putin May Be to Blame

As details pour in of a Malaysia Airlines flight brought down in eastern Ukraine, lawmakers are demanding the tragedy be treated as a terrorist attack.

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