A Malaysian airliner flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed in east Ukraine, where pro-Russian rebels are battling government forces, Russian and Ukrainian news agencies reported, citing aviation and security sources.
The Boeing passenger liner came down close to town of Shaktarsk in the rebellion-wracked region of Donetsk after disappearing from the radar and teams from the emergency services were trying to reach the scene, an unnamed security source told Interfax-Ukraine news agency.
The plane had 295 people on board, Interfax cited an aviation industry source as saying on Thursday.
*Malaysia Airlines had posted on their Facebook page confirming that they had lost contact with flight MH17*
*Malaysia Airlines had posted on their Facebook page confirming that they had lost contact with flight MH17*
Unconfirmed reports on Twitter showed YouTube footage of a large pall of smoke in fields near Shaktersk. The footage could not be verified.
#My prayers are with those on board MH17. I pray that this is not true :(
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