Dutch investigators release final report into disaster that killed 298 people as jet flew over Ukraine in July last year

Passengers on flight MH17 may have been conscious for up to a minute as the jet plunged to Earth after being hit by a missile, an official report found.

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Dutch investigators said the Russian-made BUK rocket exploded just inches from the cockpit, killing the pilots and breaking off the front of the plane. The missile's impact was instantly fatal only to the three crew members in the flight deck of Malaysia Airlines jet, the Dutch Safety Board report said. Read more: