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US Gov’t Confirms Malaysian Flight #MH17 Was Shot Down [GRAPHIC IMAGE, RECORDING]

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A Malaysia Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed in eastern Ukraine, Russian news agency Interfax reports Thursday, July 17, 2014.

The plane, a Boeing 777  reportedly went down near the border between Russia and Ukraine.

Updated at 17:43 Nigerian time:

Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammed Najib Tun Razak has made a statement on the crashed plane.

 

More detail on the circumstances of the crash have emerged. This information is only a ”preliminary investigation”.

 

Interfax-Ukraine quoted another Ukrainian official as saying the plane disappeared from radar when it was flying at 10,000 metres (33,000 feet), a typical cruising altitude for airliners.

 

It came down at Torez, near Shakhtersk, some 40 km (25 miles) from the Russia border. The area has been the scene of fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels.

 

Malaysian Airline has confirmed that it has lost touch with the passenger plane which was carring 295 passengers and crew.

Boeing has tweeted a message to the families and loved ones on board the downed flight.

Updated at 17.58 Nigerian Time: An eyewitness has shared a photo of what appears to be a dead passenger from the downed plane. Viewer discretion is advised as this image could be disturbing.

Updated at 18:16 Nigerian Time

Verified images of the crash site of Malaysian Plane MH17 have been published on Twitter. This is a sad day.

Updated at 21:40 Nigerian Time:

The U.S. has concluded Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down, a senior U.S. official tells CNN’s Barbara Starr.

The Malaysia Airlines 777, carrying 295 people, went down near the town of Torez in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, according to a Facebook post from a top Ukrainian official. The jet was at an altitude of about 33,000 feet en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.

Updated at 21: 46 Nigerian Time:

Amateur video claims to capture the crash of the Malaysian airline flight MH17. This is too sad.

Updated 6:64 Nigerian Time, July 18, 2014

The Obama administration believes Ukraine did not have the capability in the region — let alone the motivation — to shoot down the Malaysia Airlines plane, a U.S. official told CNN’s Jake Tapper.

The Boeing 777 with 298 people aboard fell from the sky near the town of Torez in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, officials said. A top Ukrainian official said the plane, which was on the way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was flying at about 33,000 feet when the missile hit.

(Hattip to CNN, Telegraph, Russia Today)

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