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Pro-Russia Rebels Hamper Access to Malaysian Plane Crash Site
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Malaysia Airlines Crash Photos: Pictures of MH17 Victims’ Belongings That Survived the Crash
Pictures of the MH17 victims’ belongings have surfaced. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was flying over Ukraine from Amsterdam when it was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. All 298 passengers and crew perished in the flight, which was headed for Kuala Lumpur. Some of pictures of the passenger belongings that have survived the crash have...
MH17 Passenger, Crew List, Official Contact Numbers: Malaysia Airlines Releases List of All Passengers’ Names and Breakdown of Nationalities (+PDF)
Malaysia Airlines has released the complete list of passengers and crew names. The national carrier is also seeking out the family members or friends of those on-board the doomed Flight MH17. The Boeing 777 plane was shot down in Ukraine on July 17 while flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. Here is the statement from Malaysia Airlines:...
Why Airlines Didn’t Avoid Risky Ukraine Airspace; Other Flights Shot Down
The shooting down of a Malaysian Airlines plane with nearly 300 people on board over war-torn eastern Ukraine is likely to have profound consequences for the world’s airlines. Airlines are already being more vigilant about avoiding trouble spots. That will make flights longer and more costly because of the need for extra fuel — an...
Igor Girkin / Igor Strelkov: Donetsk People’s Army Commander Says Flight MH17 is Ukraine Conspiracy
MOSCOW—A top pro-Russia rebel commander in eastern Ukraine has given a bizarre version of events surrounding the Malaysian jetliner crash — suggesting many of the victims may have died days before the plane took off. The pro-rebel website Russkaya Vesna on Friday quoted Igor Girkin as saying he was told by people at the crash site...
John Allen, Andrew Hoare Identified as Last Two British Victims on Malaysia Flight MH17
John Allen and Andrew Hoare have been identified as the final two of ten British victims in the tragic Malaysia Flight MH17 crash. British media Sky News broke the news via a tweet. Sky also identified the other eight as father-of-two Robert Ayley, Newcastle fans Liam Sweeney and John Alder, Leeds University student Richard Mayne, Loughborough...
Ukraine Crisis Shows Divisions in Old Soviet Bloc
WARSAW, Poland— Poland’s foreign minister had sharp words on the downing of the Malaysia Airlines jumbo jet in Ukraine — blaming the crash on Russia-backed “bandits.” But throughout most of central and eastern Europe, leaders withheld judgment, expressing shock but refusing to say more until more facts are in. The...
Plane Families Must Wait to Go to Ukraine Site
THE HAGUE, Netherlands— Malaysia Airlines says it has no immediate plans to fly the relatives of 298 passengers and crew killed in the downing of Flight 17 to Ukraine to visit the site because of security concerns. A spokesman for the airline says next of kin are being cared for in Amsterdam while a team from the carrier, including security...
Drudge Report Highlights Question About MH17 Flight ‘Who Shot It Down?’ With a Photo of Putin
Drudge Report is highlighting the big question about Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 on Friday. The conservative webpage, which provides links to top stories of the day, has as its biggest link a New York Times story that explores who actually shot down MH17 over eastern Ukraine on Thursday. Igor Girkin–also known as Igor Strelkov–the...
Downed Plane Could Alter course of Ukraine Fight
PARIS—The downing of a passenger jet in Ukraine is likely to be a turning point in the country’s conflict. But which way it turns depends mainly on who carried out the attack and how convincingly it can be proved to the world. With suspicion falling heavily on pro-Russian insurgents, the event could provide an opportunity for Russian...
