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    Reports and Images From the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Crash Scene
    Jul17

    Reports and Images From the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Crash Scene

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 20:39 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    It wasn’t long after news broke that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 had crashed in eastern Ukraine that traditional and social media were both flooded with descriptions of the crash scene, along with photos and videos apparently taken at the spot where the plane came down. Taken together, they paint a grisly picture of the scene on the...

    There Were Multiple Warnings About The Dangers Of Flying In Ukrainian Airspace Prior To Malaysian Plane Crash
    Jul17

    There Were Multiple Warnings About The Dangers Of Flying In Ukrainian Airspace Prior To Malaysian Plane Crash

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 20:39 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    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
    Jul17

    John McCain Warns There Will Be ‘Hell To Pay’ If Russia Shot Down Malaysian Plane

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 20:39 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    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...

    Where Did Ukraine’s Rebels Get the Missile Launcher That Allegedly Shot Down the Malaysia Airlines Plane?
    Jul17

    Where Did Ukraine’s Rebels Get the Missile Launcher That Allegedly Shot Down the Malaysia Airlines Plane?

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 20:39 (EEST) Section: New Republic (USA)

    A Ukrainian official said Thursday that Mala …read more Source: The New...

    Rebels In Ukraine Deny Responsibility For Malaysia Airlines Crash
    Jul17

    Rebels In Ukraine Deny Responsibility For Malaysia Airlines Crash

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 20:39 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    GRABOVO, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday as it flew over the country, and both the government and the pro-Russia separatists who have been fighting in the region denied any responsibility for downing the plane. As plumes of black smoke rose up near a rebel-held village in eastern...

    Official: Malaysian plane shot down over Ukraine
    Jul17

    Official: Malaysian plane shot down over Ukraine

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 20:39 (EEST) Section: The Bismarck Tribune

    In this Nov. 15, 2012 photo, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 takes off from Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. The plane, with the tail number 9M-MRD, is the same aircraft th… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Obama, Putin discuss Malaysia plane incident
    Jul17

    Obama, Putin discuss Malaysia plane incident

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 20:24 (EEST) Section: Miami Herald (USA)

    The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama have discussed the Malaysia Airlines plane incident over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...

    Obama, Putin talk about new U.S. sanctions
    Jul17

    Obama, Putin talk about new U.S. sanctions

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 20:24 (EEST) Section: The Washington Times (USA)

    At Moscow’s request, President Obama spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday about the new round of U.S. sanctions against Russian businesses as punishment for the crisis in Ukraine. White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the conversation took place Thursday morning, but it wasn’t clear whether they spoke before...

    Igor Girkin: Commander of Donetsk People’s Army, Igor Strelkov, Says They Shot Down Malaysia Airlines MH17 (+Photos)
    Jul17

    Igor Girkin: Commander of Donetsk People’s Army, Igor Strelkov, Says They Shot Down Malaysia Airlines MH17 (+Photos)

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 20:24 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    Russian-backed separatist leader Igor Girkin (who also goes by the name of Strelkov) has claimed credit for shooting down Malaysia Airlines MH17. The plane went down over eastern Ukraine near the border of Russia. It took off from Amsterdam and was headed to Kuala Lumpur. “The plane has just been taken down somewhere around Torez (Donetsk...

    The Crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 Is a Game Changer
    Jul17

    The Crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 Is a Game Changer

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 20:24 (EEST) Section: New Republic (USA)

    Malaysian Airlines just can’t catch a break. Just four months after flight 380 disappeared somewhere over the Indian Ocean, today brings news that Malaysian Airlines flight 17, traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, lost contact with ground control around the Ukrainian-Russian border. Initial …read more Source: The New...