Malaysian Airlines MH17 Passenger Plane Carrying 295 People Including Between Five And Ten Britons 'Shot Down With Ground-To-Air Missile' At 33,000ft Over Ukraine Near To Russian Border -- Daily Mail
* Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 shot down over territory held by Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine
* Body parts and wreckage spread over nine-mile area, suggesting plane broke up mid-air
* Whitehall sources say up to ten Britons feared dead, 23 Americans also thought to be on board
* US President Barack Obama calls the crash a 'terrible tragedy', and offers condolences to passengers' families
* Ukrainian interior ministry says plane was shot down by a BUK surface-to-air missile
* President Petro Poroshenko issued robust denial that his forces were involved, and calls crash an 'act of terrorism'
* Pro-Russian rebels also denied shooting down the plane and blamed Ukrainian air force
* Rebel leader says they now intend to call a three-day ceasefire to allow an investigation of the crash
* Journalists in region say they saw a Buk-type launcher in pro-Russian rebel hands yesterday
A Malaysian Airlines passenger plane has been shot down on the Russian-Ukraine border in an 'act of terrorism', killing all 295 people on board including a reported five to ten Britons and 23 Americans.
The Boeing 777 aircraft was hit by a sophisticated surface-to-air missile over territory near Donetsk held by pro-Russian rebels who the Ukrainian government says are backed by the Kremlin.
The Ukrainian authorities laid the blame for the attack on the rebels by denying any responsibility for the missile launch, with President Petro Poroshenko called the downing an act of terrorism as he called for an international investigation into the crash.
TV pictures from the scene showed a pall of smoke billowing into the sky near Donetsk, apparently from the stricken flight MH17.
Witnesses say body parts are scattered over a distance of 15km, suggesting the plane broke up in mid-air.
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Malaysian Airlines MH17 Passenger Plane Shot Down Over Ukraine -- News Updates July 17, 2014
Malaysian plane crashes in Ukraine: updates -- BBC
Malaysia Airlines plane MH17 'shot down' in Ukraine - live updates -- The Guardian
Live News on Malaysia Airlines plane that crashed near Ukraine-Russia border -- Reuters
Malaysia Airlines plane crashes on Ukraine-Russia border - live -- The Telegraph
Malaysia Airlines MH17 plane crash in Ukraine LIVE UPDATES -- RT
Dozens of Bodies Scattered Around Malaysian Plane Crash Site in Ukraine - Witnesses -- RIA Novosti
Malaysian airliner downed in Ukraine war zone, 295 dead -- Reuters
Malaysian Airlines Jet Shot Down By Missile Near Ukraine-Russia Border -- CBS/AP
Rebel site suggests insurgents shot down Malaysia plane by mistake -- AFP
Malaysia jet crashes in east Ukraine conflict zone -- BBC
Malaysian jet 'shot down' over Ukraine -- Al Jazeera
Malaysia Airlines plane crashes in Ukraine 60 km from Russian border -- ITAR-TASS
MH17 Black Box ‘Sent to Moscow for Investigation’ -- Daily Beast
Donetsk Militia Leader Blames Ukraine for Downing Malaysia Boeing -- RIA Novosti
Igor Girkin: Commander of Donetsk People’s Army, Igor Strelkov, Says They Shot Down Malaysia Airlines MH17 (+Photos) -- Epoch Times
Ukrainian Army Buk Missile Likely Downed Malaysian Plane - Source -- RIA Novosti
Rebels hamper search operations at airliner wreckage scene: Ukrainian official -- Reuters
White House Won't Clarify How Obama Heard About The Malaysian Plane Crash In Ukraine -- Business Insider
Putin, Medvedev Express Condolences to Malaysia over Boeing Crash -- RIA Novosti
Russia Says Ukraine Responsible for Flight Safety in Boeing Crash Air Space -- RIA Novosti
Reports that Putin flew similar route as MH17, presidential airport says 'hasn't overflown Ukraine for long time' -- RT
Flights rerouted: Planes avoiding Ukraine airspace after Malaysia Airlines crash -- RT
A real-time picture of how flights are now avoiding Ukrainian airspace -- Washington Post
Captain Sullenberger ‘Big Question’ Is Why Plane Was Flying Over War Zone -- CBS News
Malaysia airliner crash: What we know -- BBC
Gruesome images of Malaysia MH17 plane crash in east Ukraine appear online -- RT
Malaysia plane crash in Ukraine (Photo Gallery) -- Reuters
6 comments:
What is a civilian airliner doing any where near hot military operations?
You are in good company James .... Captain Sullenberger is asking the same question. http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/07/17/captain-sullenberger-big-question-is-why-plane-was-flying-over-war-zone/
My guess is that many in the West are still in denial that the situation in eastern Ukraine is in fact a full blown civil war .... and never bothered to change airline routes.
Its a special conflict and i think EU and US will blame it all on Russia coldning the relations further. I posted some questions in the previous post. I think the west as more then enough evidence to blame this on Russia. But why the hell would they fly over a war zone!(just blowing out some steam)
Here is a fairly plausible explanation why that plane was there.
http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2014/07/mh17-flying-above-perceived-danger-level/
WNU, here is a site you may find useful on occasion.
http://www.pprune.org/images/misc/pplogonew3.gif
http://www.pprune.org/
Thank you for the links James
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