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Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down near Ukraine-Russia border

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A Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 280 passengers from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border.
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    stesupforitstesupforit Posts: 4,431
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    Meilie wrote: »
    A Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 280 passengers from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border.

    295 passengers and crew on board. Malaysian Airlines Flight MH-17. Boeing 777

    Malaysian Airlines confirms it is one of their aircraft.
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    Tom_TitTom_Tit Posts: 6,336
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    Sky report says it doesn't know the airline yet.

    It has now I see.:(
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    Dare DevilDare Devil Posts: 118,737
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    From the youtube video being shown on Sky News now, it doesn't look good for the 295 people on board. Lots of smoke.
    Video not verified, but only posted 15 mins ago, just after it was first reported.
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    LightningIguanaLightningIguana Posts: 21,854
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    Malaysian airliner again? Damn:(
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    LightningIguanaLightningIguana Posts: 21,854
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    Saying it was shot down. This is bad if true.
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    stesupforitstesupforit Posts: 4,431
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    Unverified reports that it was shot down at an altitude of 10km.
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    artnadaartnada Posts: 10,113
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    Ukraine/Russia. Hmmmm shot down?
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    dearmrmandearmrman Posts: 21,517
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    And reports saying that Russia shot down a Ukraine Jet, recently

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28345039
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 155
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    They are reporting that the plane was shot down!
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    Dare DevilDare Devil Posts: 118,737
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    stesupforit wrote: »
    Unverified reports that it was shot down at an altitude of 10km.

    From Interfax Agency. If true that's shocking and very bad news.
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    Rachael.Rachael. Posts: 2,331
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    LightningIguana wrote: »
    Saying it was shot down. This is bad if true.

    That's shocking. Hate news like this.
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    LightningIguanaLightningIguana Posts: 21,854
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    Rachael. wrote: »
    That's shocking. Hate news like this.

    I'll admit it was the first thing I thought considering the location. A technical crash is bad enough, but shot down is just...>:(
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    BelligerenceBelligerence Posts: 40,613
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    Horrible news.
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    TouristaTourista Posts: 14,338
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    Damn.

    Hope there is some mistake, as if Russia did shoot it down, tensions in the entire area are going to skyrocket.
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    Rachael.Rachael. Posts: 2,331
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    LightningIguana wrote: »
    I'll admit it was the first thing I thought considering the location. A technical crash is bad enough, but shot down is just...>:(

    I did think similar myself given the location/airline. What a world we live in.
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    LightningIguanaLightningIguana Posts: 21,854
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    Rachael. wrote: »
    I did think similar myself given the location/airline. What a world we live in.

    Indeed:(
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    Dare DevilDare Devil Posts: 118,737
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    All 295 on board reported dead. Awful. Absolutely awful.
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    stesupforitstesupforit Posts: 4,431
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    Brought down by ground to air missile.
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    The 12th DoctorThe 12th Doctor Posts: 4,338
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    295 people dead, shot down with surface-to-air missile says Sky.
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    LightningIguanaLightningIguana Posts: 21,854
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    I wonder if the transponder was on?
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    LightningIguanaLightningIguana Posts: 21,854
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    Ukraine will be a total no fly zone if it was shot down.
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    TouristaTourista Posts: 14,338
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    Don't expect the Russians to be open about this.
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    habbyhabby Posts: 10,027
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    The Lockerbie disaster finished Pan Am off.

    Their missing plane and now this won't do Malaysia Airlines any good and they've been losing loads of money as well.

    And talk of it possibly being shot down. I was on a flight a few weeks ago from Singapore to London and was just over that region when a military jet came very fast and close to the plane I was on and zoomed off again at high speed!
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    occyoccy Posts: 65,156
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    Possibly Ukraine traffic control thought it was a hostel plane and didn't realise it was a passenger airline. It's serious situation.
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    LostFoolLostFool Posts: 90,660
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    It's amazing that international airlines are still using Ukranian airspace considering the shooting that's going on down below.
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