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Video Footage Shows The Crash Scene Of Malaysian Airlines Flight MK17
The Russian news site Lifenews.ru has posted a four-minute video showing the scene of the crash of MH17, the Malaysian Airlines passenger plane that crashed at 10 A.M. EDT in Ukraine, on its way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. Warning: although some images have been blurred, the footage is graphic in some scenes, showing corpses scattered in a...
Obama Says The Plane Crash In Ukraine ‘May Be A Terrible Tragedy’
President Barack Obama briefly addressed on Thursday reports that a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane carrying nearly 300 people had been reportedly shot down near the Ukrainian border. “It looks like it may be a terrible tragedy,” Obama said at the start of a speech in Wilmington, Delaware. He said the White House’s...
One Of The Most Crucial Air Routes In The World Goes Right Through Ukrainian Airspace
Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 reportedly crashed over the volatile region in Ukraine where government forces have been battling pro-Russian separatists. Ukrainian officials have said the plane was shot down by the separatists, raising the possibility commercial aircrafts flying through the area could be vulnerable to potential ground to air...
BREMMER: The Crisis In Ukraine Just Escalated Significantly
The conflict in Ukraine has escalated significantly with the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane carrying nearly 300 people, Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer tells Business Insider. All 295 people aboard the civilian aircraft were killed. Ukraine’s Interior Minister blamed pro-Russian separatists for shooting down the...
23 US Citizens Reportedly Dead In Malaysia Airlines Crash
There were reportedly 23 American citizens on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which went down over Ukraine on Thursday. Fox is citing the flight manifest that reportedly lists 23 Americans, and Reuters cites an Interior Ministry adviser quoted by Interfax. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said she couldn’t immediately confirm...
There Were Multiple Warnings About The Dangers Of Flying In Ukrainian Airspace Prior To Malaysian Plane Crash
The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed in eastern Ukraine Thursday may have been on a course for airspace that was closed to civilian aircraft by American and Ukrainian officials due to the ongoing violence in the region. Earlier this month, Russian news agency ITAR TASS reported the Ukrainian aviation authority closed the airspace in the...
John McCain Warns There Will Be ‘Hell To Pay’ If Russia Shot Down Malaysian Plane
Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) declared on Thursday that there would be “incredible repercussions” if Russian forces or pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine shot down the Malaysian flight that crashed earlier in the day. In an appearance on MSNBC shortly after news of the crash broke, McCain stressed it was too early to come to...
Graphic Photos Show Wreckage Of Malaysia Airlines Crash In Ukraine
Graphic photos have started to emerge after a Malaysia Airlines plane crashed in eastern Ukraine with 295 passengers on board. An adviser to the Ukraine Interior Minister says separatists shot down the passenger plane with a Russian-made Buk ground-to-air missile system. The separatists in Donetsk admit using these systems. Join the conversation...
Obama Speaks To Putin Amid Malaysia Passenger Plane Crash In Ukraine
President Barack Obama spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday at the Kremlin’s request, a conversation in which they briefly discussed reports that a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane carrying nearly 300 people had been shot down near the Ukrainian border. “President Putin near the end of the call with Obama noted the...
Here’s The Rocket That Shot Down A Malaysian Airlines Flight
Deatils are far from complete, but early reports of a Malaysian Airliners crash in eastern Ukraine, apparently killing all 295 on board, claim that the plane was shot down by Russian forces with a Buk Missile. Interfax Ukraine reports plane was shot down using ‘Buk’ missile system. Medium range surface-to-air missile system...
