Erin McLaughlin

CNN

A mother's regret over flight MH17

Outlet CNN Date Role Correspondent Location Amsterdam, Netherlands

CNN report from Amsterdam — a mother who lost two sons in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine, and families waiting for answers at Schiphol.

When Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 people aboard, McLaughlin reported from Amsterdam — where the flight had originated — including this interview with a mother who lost two sons in the crash.

Why it mattered

298 people were killed when MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine. Most were Dutch; the story became a test of international accountability that continues in courts years later.

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