MH17 team hopes emotional videos will bring new leads

This file photo taken on Sept 9, 2014 shows the engine of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17's Boeing 777 at the crash site in the village of Hrabove (Grabovo), some 80km east of Donetsk. - AFP

THE HAGUE: International investigators and relatives of victims of Flight MH17, shot down over eastern Ukraine almost three years ago, renewed efforts Wednesday to push the probe forward, issuing videos appealing for witnesses.  

It is hoped the videos of family members talking about the pain of losing their loved ones will spur residents in Ukraine to come forward with new information, Dutch media reported.