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Malaysian Airliner Crashes in Eastern Ukraine


Russian media reports say a Malaysian airliner flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed in eastern Ukraine.

Malaysia Airlines reported on Twitter that it lost contact of a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur over Ukrainian airspace Thursday. The plane was carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew members.

A Ukrainian interior ministry official, Anton Gerashchenko, said the airliner was hit by a ground-to-air missile.

In a posting on his Facebook page, Anton Gerashenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister, said the plane was flying at 33,000 feet when it was hit by a missile fired from a Buk launcher.

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Source: Voice of America

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