Malaysian plane with 295 people ‘shot down’ over Ukraine

A Malaysian Airlines passenger plane has reportedly been shot down on the Russian-Ukraine border, apparently killing all 295 people on board. Flight MH17, which was carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew was flying between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpar after taking off leaving at lunchtime yesterday. The Interfax news agency reported that the aircraft went missing […]

A Malaysian Airlines passenger plane has reportedly been shot down on the Russian-Ukraine border, apparently killing all 295 people on board.

Flight MH17, which was carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew was flying between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpar after taking off leaving at lunchtime yesterday.

The Interfax news agency reported that the aircraft went missing near Donetsk, where pro-Russian rebels have been fighting Ukrainian government forces for several weeks. 

It is believed the plane was struck by BUK surface-to-air missile at 33,000ft around 20 miles before entering Russian airspace.

Malaysian Airlines said they have no information about any survivors.

In a tweet, the airline said: “Malaysia Airlines has lost contact of MH17 from Amsterdam. The last known position was over Ukrainian airspace.”

The crash comes three months after the mysterious disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 which is thought to have crashed into the Indian Ocean.

Two weeks ago, investigators say what little evidence they have to work with suggests the plane was deliberately diverted thousands of kilometres from its scheduled route before eventually plunging into the Indian Ocean.

Source: dailymail.uk