Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crashed about 40km (25 miles) from the border with Russia in rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine near the regional capital of Donetsk. The two sides in Ukraine's civil conflict have accused each other of shooting it down with a missile. BBC
Six Devastating Photos From The Wreckage Of The Malaysia Airlines Plane Crash -- People
A Malaysia Airlines passenger plane en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with 295 people onboard was apparently shot down Thursday over Ukraine.
The aircraft was hit by a missile fired form a Buk launcher, according to the adviser to Ukraine's interior minister, and the The New York Times reports that military and intelligence analysts are working to pin down the missile's point of origin.
U.S. President Barack Obama, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak have responded to the tragedy, promising to investigate.
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WNU Editor: A unedited video of the crash scene can be seen here. (Warning: It is graphic)
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