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A Malaysian Airlines Boeing-777 has crashed over Ukraine, close to the border with Russia.
Espresso TV says the plane, with 285 people on board, was en route from Amsterdam to Malaysia.
The Ukrainian military has confirmed that a Malaysian plane crashed in eastern Ukraine.
The passenger plane was expected to enter Russian airspace but never did, a Russian aviation industry source was cited by Reuters.
The Donetsk Peoples Republic where heavy fighting continues between Kiev and opposition has denied reports in the Western media which claim that the Malaysian plane was shot down.
The local self-defense forces arent in possession of military equipment capable of bringing the jet down, they explained.
Residents have reported about finding debris from a plane, which they say could belong to the Malaysian Boeing. They also said no bodies have been seen, RIA Novosti reports.
Ukrainian Militia Hand Over MH17 Flight Recorders to Malaysia.
"Here they are, the black boxes," Boroday told reporters. According to the memorandum the Malaysian side must pass on the boxes to the experts from the ICAO [International Civil Aviation Organization].
Both sides signed a document, finalizing the procedure.
Colonel Mohamed Sakri of Malaysian National Security Council said that the two black boxes were "in good condition.
Earlier, Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak said an agreement had been reached with militiamen at the scene of the crash that the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 black boxes will be handed over to Malaysian authorities in Donetsk at 9pm Ukrainian time.
20:04 GMT: As of 19 July 2014, 5:00pm, the table below shows the latest number of passengers and their nationalities:
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16:37 GMT:Vladimir Putin informed Barack Obama about the crash immediately by phone, on the basis of air controller data, but so far neither the Kremlin nor the White House have commented on whether the Boeing-777 was downed.
16:57 GMT:Vladimir Putin has expressed his "sincere condolences" to Malaysian Prime Minister Najob Razak, the Kremlin press service reports.
16:48 GMT:The Twitter of the Malaysian Defense Minister says that it doesn't yet know whether plane was downed, but had started an investigation.
18:13 GMT: US President Barack Obama began a prescheduled address on infrastructure in Wilmington, Delaware Thursday afternoon by remarking briefly what he called a terrible tragedy in eastern Ukraine.
Right now we are working to determine whether there were American citizens on board. That is our first priority, said the president.
Additionally, Obama said hes directed his national security team to reach out to the Ukrainian government, and said the US will offer any assistance we can to help determine what happened and why.
19:19 GMT: Donetsk Peoples Republic Prime Minister Aleksandr Boroday has called for a humanitarian ceasefire for 2 to 3 days to investigate the causes of the MH17 crash, RIA news agency reports.
Boroday earlier accused Kiev of shooting down the plane to frame local militias.
19:11 GMT: Civilian airspace over Ukraine has been closed until further notice, continental air traffic regulator Eurocontrol has announced.
18:38 GMT: There were at least 71 Dutch citizens aboard the crashed plane, Germany's RTL channel has reported. Previous unconfirmed reports suggested that there were also 23 passengers with US identification and 9 Brits on the flight. French authorities have confirmed that four of their citizens died in the crash.
07:12 GMT: Five Belgian citizens have been killed in Malaysian airplane crash in Donetsk Region, said Didier Reynders, Belgiums foreign minister.
06:50 GMT: An Israeli citizen is reportedly among the victims of the crashed plane, the mans father wrote on his Facebook page.
"Today 17-7-2014 our son Ithamar was in the crashed malaysia airlines plain that went from Amstersam to australia - ithamar was 27 years old [sic], wrote Dov Avnon, the mans father.
06:34 GMT: One hundred and twenty-one bodies have been recovered from wrecks of the crashed Malaysian plane in Donetsk Region so far. At least 95 rescuers and 18 vehicles are now recovering the remains, reports the press service of Ukraines Emergency Ministry.
23:47 GMT: A team of at least 10 investigators, including forensic experts and air accident investigators are in Ukraine to investigate the crash site, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said in a written statement, Washington Post reports. The statement didnt say whether the team was joined by investigators from other countries.
16:57 GMT:Vladimir Putin has expressed his "sincere condolences" to Malaysian Prime Minister Najob Razak, the Kremlin press service reports.
16:48 GMT:The Twitter of the Malaysian Defense Minister says that it doesn't yet know whether plane was downed, but had started an investigation.
18:13 GMT: US President Barack Obama began a prescheduled address on infrastructure in Wilmington, Delaware Thursday afternoon by remarking briefly what he called a terrible tragedy in eastern Ukraine.
Right now we are working to determine whether there were American citizens on board. That is our first priority, said the president.
Additionally, Obama said hes directed his national security team to reach out to the Ukrainian government, and said the US will offer any assistance we can to help determine what happened and why.
19:19 GMT: Donetsk Peoples Republic Prime Minister Aleksandr Boroday has called for a humanitarian ceasefire for 2 to 3 days to investigate the causes of the MH17 crash, RIA news agency reports.
Boroday earlier accused Kiev of shooting down the plane to frame local militias.
19:11 GMT: Civilian airspace over Ukraine has been closed until further notice, continental air traffic regulator Eurocontrol has announced.
18:38 GMT: There were at least 71 Dutch citizens aboard the crashed plane, Germany's RTL channel has reported. Previous unconfirmed reports suggested that there were also 23 passengers with US identification and 9 Brits on the flight. French authorities have confirmed that four of their citizens died in the crash.
07:12 GMT: Five Belgian citizens have been killed in Malaysian airplane crash in Donetsk Region, said Didier Reynders, Belgiums foreign minister.
06:50 GMT: An Israeli citizen is reportedly among the victims of the crashed plane, the mans father wrote on his Facebook page.
"Today 17-7-2014 our son Ithamar was in the crashed malaysia airlines plain that went from Amstersam to australia - ithamar was 27 years old [sic], wrote Dov Avnon, the mans father.
06:34 GMT: One hundred and twenty-one bodies have been recovered from wrecks of the crashed Malaysian plane in Donetsk Region so far. At least 95 rescuers and 18 vehicles are now recovering the remains, reports the press service of Ukraines Emergency Ministry.
23:47 GMT: A team of at least 10 investigators, including forensic experts and air accident investigators are in Ukraine to investigate the crash site, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said in a written statement, Washington Post reports. The statement didnt say whether the team was joined by investigators from other countries.
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Damn hasn't Ukraine been through enough recently with all the riots and trouble from Russia.
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Even though their is a lot of heavy fighting going on in the area at the moment and reports of jets being shot down, it is probably just a freak plane crash that occurs, however if it has been shot down, which is unlikely because it's a normal passenger plane, then it is a very serious case.
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Thats really sad and ukraine is going through a rough time aswell .
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Sounds like it was shot down by a Ground-to-Air missile, at 33,000ft. I'd expect a major backlash if and when whoever responsible comes forward.
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Here are some more details from the BBC
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There are no survivors and there has been rumours the plane was shot down (Unconfirmed)
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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.
It had failed to enter Russian airspace, the source said.
The UK Foreign Office said it was aware of the reports of the crash and was "urgently working to establish what has happened".
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There are no survivors and there has been rumours the plane was shot down (Unconfirmed)
Anton Herashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine's interior minister, was quoted by the Associated Press as saying the plane had been hit by a missile at an altitude of 10,000m (33,000ft).
A number of military planes have been shot down by missiles in recent weeks over eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatist rebels have been fighting government forces.
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JDAM wrote Even though their is a lot of heavy fighting going on in the area at the moment and reports of jets being shot down, it is probably just a freak plane crash that occurs, however if it has been shot down, which is unlikely because it's a normal passenger plane, then it is a very serious case.
I don't think it was shot down honestly. Probably just some malfunctions.
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Miss wroteUkrainian Interior Ministry Adviser has said it was shot down by seperatists.JDAM wrote Even though their is a lot of heavy fighting going on in the area at the moment and reports of jets being shot down, it is probably just a freak plane crash that occurs, however if it has been shot down, which is unlikely because it's a normal passenger plane, then it is a very serious case.
I don't think it was shot down honestly. Probably just some malfunctions.
More specifically, one of these:
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I'm pretty certain that it's going to have been shot down.
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Vancouver_Canucks wroteMiss wroteUkrainian Interior Ministry Adviser has said it was shot down by seperatists.JDAM wrote Even though their is a lot of heavy fighting going on in the area at the moment and reports of jets being shot down, it is probably just a freak plane crash that occurs, however if it has been shot down, which is unlikely because it's a normal passenger plane, then it is a very serious case.
I don't think it was shot down honestly. Probably just some malfunctions.
Yea guess I was wrong.
@TSNYC, may I use that in the article?
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