BREAKING NEWS: Malaysia Airlines plane shot down by Russians killing 295 people A second Malaysia Airlines plane has crashed today, this time near Russia[AP] The Boeing 777 went down near the Russian border when it was flying at an altitude of 33,000feet after a surface to air missile allegedly hit it. Flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was downed, according to the Interfax News Agency. Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraines interior minister, posted on Facebook today that everyone onboard MH17 died in the crash. He wrote: A civilian airliner travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has just been shot down by a Buk anti-aircraft system. 280 passengers and 15 crew have been killed. The news agency claimed that the Malaysian Airlines passenger plane was shot down by Russian authorities but that has yet to be confirmed. Shocking footage uploaded to YouTube showed the burning wreckage of MH17 [IG] Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was reportedly shot down The Ukrainian Prime Minister Areseny Yatseniuk has ordered an investigation into the Malaysia Airlines crash. His spokeswoman Olga Lappo described it as an airplane catastrophe. A Malaysia Airlines official has confirmed the plane has crashed and they are due to make a statement shortly. Related articles Missing Malaysia Airlines plane on autopilot when it crashed as new search area revealed Missing Malaysia Airlines passengers died from suffocation before coasting into the sea Malaysia Airlines only tried to contact missing flight MH370 twice over six hours Cockpit of missing Malaysia Airlines plane may have been deliberately tampered with The company also tweeted to say that they lost contact with MH17 after it took off from Amsterdam and its last known location was over Ukrainian airspace. They posted on Twitter: Malaysia Airlines has lost contact of MH17 from Amsterdam. The last known position was over Ukrainian airspace. More details to follow. Aircraft manufacturer Boeing said they were aware of the MH17 crash and were gathering more information. All passengers and crew onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 were killed [IG] They tweeted: We are aware of reports on MH17. Were gathering more information. The British Foreign Office said it was aware of the crash in Ukraine and are urgently working to establish what has happened. Russian state media reported that the countrys defence ministry had labelled accusations they shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 as absurd. Information of the path Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was on when it was downed [CATERS] Footage was uploaded to YouTube allegedly showing the smoking wreckage left by the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane. The clip showed a residential area in Ukraine while plumes of black smoke reaching to the sky can be seen in the background. There has been firing in the region yesterday when a Ukrainian war plane was shot down. Russia angrily denied reports it was to blame for the attack on a Ukrainian airforce SU-25 earlier today, which happened just miles from the latest air disaster. The pilot of the downed fighter jet ejected and was later evacuated by Ukrainian forces, said Kiev sources. A military plane from the air force of the Russian Federation carried out a rocket strike on a Ukrainian air force SU-25 as it fulfilled its task over the territory of Ukraine, said Kievs National Security and Defence Council . But the Kremlin issued denials, although there are questions as to why commercial jets were still flying in an area of intense fighting between Russia over disputed Ukrainian territory. The news comes after a Malaysian Airlines plane carrying 239 people went missing in March while on a flight from the Malaysian capital to Beijing. The countrys government said they believed all people onboard MH370 were dead after a lengthy search in the Indian Ocean. The plane, which had 227 passengers onboard, vanished on March 8 and despite a search costing in excess of £25million no trace of the airline has been found.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 16:21:23 +0000
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