Malaysia Airlines plane 'shot down by Russians' and crashes in Ukraine
There's a saying in Chinese: Whist a wave hasn't subsided, in comes another wave. After the unsolved incident of MH370 in which breaking thousands of Malaysian hearts, we are once again shaken by another news of a Malaysian plane crash in the Ukraine-Russian border in a space of a few months.
A Malaysian Airlines passenger plane with 295 people has crashed in Ukraine today after being reportedly shot down by Russian authorities. News from 'Express' states as follows:
The Boeing 777 went down near the Russian border according to an aviation industry source.
According to the Interfax News Agency flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was downed. It is not clear if there have been any fatalities.
The news agency claimed that the Malaysian Airlines passenger plane was shot down by Russian authorities but that has yet to be confirmed.
A Malaysia Airlines official has confirmed the plane has crashed and they are due to make a statement shortly. 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.
Anton Gerashenko, an adviser to Ukraine's interior minister, said on his Facebook page the plane was flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters (33,000 feet) when it was hit by a missile fired from a Buk launcher. A similar launcher was seen by Associated Press journalists near the eastern Ukrainian town of Snizhne earlier Thursday. The Buk missile system can fire missiles up to an altitude of 22,000 meters (72,000 feet).
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."
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 earlier today when a Ukrainian war plane was shot down.
The area is controlled by pro-Russian separatists who are fighting the Ukrainian army. On July 8, the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine closed the airspace to civilian aircraft after a military transport plane was shot down. The aircraft reportedly had to cross the Russian border at about 9:30 EDT.
More news to follow....
Article and pictures from 'Express Daily'
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/489495/Malaysia-passenger-plane-MH17-crashes
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