Malaysia Flight MH17 shot down in Ukraine. 298 aboard. 7/17/2014 - #1

[i.b.nora]

CBS The US has prohibited its airlines from flying over this area.

 

[kimi_SFC]

Well ? What do we think? Does today's news give us any standing hair on the back of our necks about what happened to 370 ?

Yes, SCHMAE, to the Nth degree!

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[i.b.nora]

CBS Now showing pictures of the downed aircraft in the field.

 

[Ravynne]

This is super serious. I'm worried.

Again I totally agree, I'm nauseous because of how serious I think this is... lease:

 

[kimi_SFC]

Reuters Top News (@Reuters) tweeted at 9:30am - 17 Jul 14:

#BREAKING: Putin discusses Malaysian Airliner crash in Ukraine with Obama: RIA news agency (https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/489809264165527552)

Reuters Top News (@Reuters) tweeted at 9:31am - 17 Jul 14:

Ukraine says rebels shoot down Malaysian airliner, 295 dead reut.rs/1r6I4Bz (https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/489809641564827648)


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[finine]

But why did the plane fly into the area?

I'm guessing hijacking but time will tell...


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[zwiebel]

Nothing from Malaysian Airlines twitter for the past hour, though every news station in the world is reporting the aircraft has crashed.

https://mobile.twitter.com/MAS

 

[jslk]

Who would be Malaysia's allies?


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[justanother]

There's pictures on twitter, so horrible for those families seeing loved ones in that mess.

 

[trigger]

CNN showing a video of smoke from plane crash.

 

[Wolf Dreamer]

For comparison purposes - this picture shows an Antonov and a 747. It's not the Antonov 26, which I think is a bit smaller, but it helps show how from a distance they might be confused.

http://avioners.net/2011/12/antonov-an225-mriya-to-boeing-747-400.html/

Rebels allegedly shot down an Antonov 26 recently (http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europ...sport-plane-shot-down-201471423420802306.html)

 

[MsFacetious]

At least this time it isn't a mystery.
These family members know their loved ones are dead.
At least they have that closure. :twocents:

Live: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/w...-report-reported-malaysia-plane-crash-n158426

 

[SilkySifaka]

It is a known aircraft corridor, they were under air tower control, flying a route hundreds of planes a day fly. As there had been nothing but ground skirmishes it seems no warnings not to fly had been sent out. Look at the aircraft radar map CNN has up at times, it shows about 30 planes in the same area

 

[kai]

Chills. Let the conspiracy theories begin. Prayers for the loved ones. This is so sad.

 

[zwiebel]

The urgent assistance numbers are up on Malaysian Airline's site, which is collapsing due to traffic. I don't know how much help they'll be though. And I'm sincerely hoping none of our WSers need them.

For urgent assistance, please contact our 24-hour call centre.

Within Malaysia
1 300 88 3000

Outside Malaysia
+603 7843 3000 (call charges may apply)

http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/de/en.html

 

[jjenny]

CBS The US has prohibited its airlines from flying over this area.

Nobody should be flying in that area since there is fighting going on.

 

[Xara]

There's pictures on twitter, so horrible for those families seeing loved ones in that mess.

Yes, I just saw pic's of wreckage on CNN. Truly awful.
And scary. I hope the US isn't going to get involved, but we usually do.

 

[jjenny]

It is a known aircraft corridor, they were under air tower control, flying a route hundreds of planes a day fly. As there had been nothing but ground skirmishes it seems no warnings not to fly had been sent out. Look at the aircraft radar map CNN has up at times, it shows about 30 planes in the same area

How was it only ground skirmishes if there was a transport plane shot down in the area recently?

 

[jslk]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/17/malaysia-airlines-plane-crash-east-ukraine?CMP=twt_gu

Everyone's denying shooting it down atm.


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[Wolf Dreamer]

If anyone speaks Russian, this is one of the rebel commanders... http://vk.com/strelkov_info