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    6 Times That Airliners Were Shot Down
    Jul18

    6 Times That Airliners Were Shot Down

    Ukrainian officials have blamed separatist rebels for shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, possibly mistaking it for a Ukrainian aircraft. The separatists have denied the allegations—and in turn suggested Ukraine was responsible. MoreBlame Game Unfolds After Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 CrashRebels Control the Crash Site Of Downed...

    Buk missile suspected in Malaysia plane disaster
    Jul18

    Buk missile suspected in Malaysia plane disaster

    A launcher similar to the Buk system was seen earlier in the day by Associated Press journalists in a rebel-held section of eastern Ukraine — lending credence to concerns that the rebels have more powerful weaponry than had been believed. Defense experts believe Ukrainian government forces may have abandoned Buk systems when retreating from...

    What is known about plane crash in Ukraine
    Jul18

    What is known about plane crash in Ukraine

    Here’s what is known, and what has been claimed, about Thursday’s crash of a Malaysian jetliner carrying 295 people in eastern Ukraine: …read more Source: Miami...

    Malaysia Airlines Plane Leaves Trail of Debris
    Jul18

    Malaysia Airlines Plane Leaves Trail of Debris

    Local residents and rescue workers saw smoldering debris litter miles of sparsely populated Ukrainian farmland after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crashed. …read more Source: The New York...

    Malaysian Airliner Crashes in Ukraine
    Jul18

    Malaysian Airliner Crashes in Ukraine

    Emergencies ministry personnel attempted to extinguish fires from the wreckage of a Malaysia Airways Boeing 777 that crashed near the Ukrainian border that still burned hours later on Thursday (July 17). A Malaysian airliner was brought down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard and sharply raising the stakes in a...

    Rebels Control the Crash Site Of Downed Malaysia Plane
    Jul17

    Rebels Control the Crash Site Of Downed Malaysia Plane

    The Malaysian Airlines flight apparently shot down on Thursday over eastern Ukraine crashed in a kind of no man’s land. The central government withdrew from that patch of territory months ago, leaving it to the bands of separatist fighters who now represent the only figures of authority around the crash site. One of their first orders of...

    295 killed after  Malaysian airliner shot down in Ukraine
    Jul17

    295 killed after Malaysian airliner shot down in Ukraine

    A Ukrainian official claims the plane was hit by a missile …read more Source: USA...

    What is known about plane crash in Ukraine
    Jul17

    What is known about plane crash in Ukraine

    Though Ukrainian military aircraft have been shot down over eastern Ukraine by rebels, and the area has been the scene of fierce fighting, the route taken by the Malaysian jet appears to have been subject to no flight restrictions, the International Air Transport Association, an industry group, said. Eurocontrol, a European air safety...

    Britain Asks For Emergency UN meeting On Ukraine
    Jul17

    Britain Asks For Emergency UN meeting On Ukraine

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain has asked for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Ukraine.Britain’s U.N. Mission said Thursday the time of the meeting has not been set.The request follows Wednesday’s downing of a Ukrainian air force fighter and Thursday’s downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane...

    Rebels may have arms capable of hitting Malaysian jet
    Jul17

    Rebels may have arms capable of hitting Malaysian jet

    Pentagon officials say Russia provides Ukrainian separatists with weapons. …read more Source: USA...