German Intelligence authorities have blamed pro-Russian separatists for the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine due to the use of missiles captured from government forces, said reports.
Ukraine and the West had earlier accused Russian separatists for the downing of flight MH17 in July by a BUK surface-to-air system provided by Russia.
However, Russia has been denying all charges.
According to News.com.au, the head of Germany's BND foreign spy agency Gerhard Schindler said that there were indications that the rebels had captured a BUK system from a Ukrainian base and fired a missile that exploded directly next to the plane.
The Amsterdam-Kuala Lumpur flight crashed on July 17 as it flew over eastern Ukraine held by pro-Russian separatists, killing all 298 people on board.
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