article_snippet.sent: German government ' had been warned of a heightened risk of flying over eastern Ukraine just days before the MH17 disaster last year, the MH17 disaster has been claimed.
article_snippet.sent: Despite being told of the risk of flying over Ukraine in diplomatic cables sent two days before the crash, German government ' failed to pass on the warning, local media reported.
article_snippet.sent: Despite being told of the risk of flying over Ukraine in diplomatic cables two days before the crash, German government ' failed to pass on the warning .
article_snippet.sent: German intelligence had repeatedly warned of the risk to aviation security, and had assessed the downing of a Ukrainian air force plane on July 14 as a 'significant development because of a Ukrainian air force plane altitude', German public TV channels NDR and WDR and Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported.
highlights_snippet.sent: German government 'knew of risk of flying over Ukraine', it is claimed .
  