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Title: Malaysia airliner crashes in east Ukraine near Russia border
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URL Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28354856
Published: Jul 17, 2014
Author: BBC
Post Date: 2014-07-17 12:26:48 by Jethro Tull
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Views: 432
Comments: 26
A Malaysian airliner reportedly with 295 people on board has crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border, on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia Airlines said it had lost contact with Flight MH17 from Amsterdam. The last known position was over Ukraine, it said in a tweet. An aviation source in Moscow told Reuters the plane had been found burning on the ground in east Ukraine. Separatist rebels have been fighting government forces in the region. A defence expert has told the BBC that shooting down a plane at 10,000m (9.7 miles) would have required a long- range surface-to-air missile - possibly guided by radar. That suggests it is unlikely it could have been downed by a portable air defence missile, or Manpad, which has a much shorter range. The only other possibility is for an aircraft at that height to be downed by a fighter carrying air-to-air missiles. The US will have access to satellite imagery that should be able to identify ultra-violet plumes if a long-range surface-to-air missile was fired. A number of Ukrainian military planes have been shot down by missiles in recent weeks. Ukraine has accused Russia's military of supplying advanced missiles to the rebels. Earlier on Thursday, Ukrainian officials blamed the Russian air force for shooting down one of its ground attack jets on Wednesday. Malaysia Airlines in Kuala Lumpur said it had lost contact with the plane Poster Comment: Malaysia Airlines, the official airlines of Robin and her Nesters, has had a terrible run of bad luck recently. But have no fear, President Trayvon has been briefed and he has assured Americans that our Southern border will remain open. Malaysia airliner crashes in east Ukraine near Russia border
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#1. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
Uh oh! The dreaded "exploding center fuel tank" strikes again.
#2. To: Obnoxicated, 4 (#1)
An accident? All made to make Putin look bad?? Would our government do that???
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