Report: Malaysian plane 'shot down' on the Ukrainian/Russian border 9 years ago

Report: Malaysian plane 'shot down' on the Ukrainian/Russian border

Russian news agency Interfax are reporting that a Malaysian Airlines plane carrying 295 passengers has crashed near the Ukrainian/Russian border.

A spokesman for Malaysian Airlines has confirmed "an incident" on board a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur and the airline is expected to release a statement shortly.

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Further reports suggest that an adviser to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry has said that the plane was shot down by a Buk missile fired by separatists and that the plane has been found burning in Eastern Ukraine.

 

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