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The Netherlands refused a request by Moscow to consider allowing Russia to prosecute three Russian nationals identified as suspects in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, the Dutch justice minister said Wednesday. The first court hearing in the Dutch case against the three Russian suspects and one Ukrainian is scheduled for March 9. If the case goes to trial, the four may be tried in absentia. The Netherlands is leading an investigation into MH17 being shot down on July 17, 2014. Dutch Minister of Justice Ferd Grapperhaus, in a letter to parliament about the progress of the case, said Russia made the request last October. “The justice minister answered that the transfer of prosecution of the three Russian suspects was not an option for the Dutch authorities and will not be considered,” the letter said.<br/>

An American Airlines passenger has divided the internet after posting a video of a man appearing to repeatedly hit the back of her seat in an apparent row over her chair being reclined. Wendi Williams posted a video on Twitter of a man appearing to jab at the back of her chair during a flight from New Orleans to North Carolina on January 31. She claims the incident took place after she reclined her seat. She added that, when she complained to a flight attendant, the man was offered a complimentary cocktail. Williams said the incident had required her to miss work for doctor's appointments and gave her headaches “for a week”. The video has divided Twitter with some saying that Williams was guilty of "bad manners" for reclining her seat "more than an inch". But others expressed disbelief that the airline crew apparently did nothing to help her.<br/>