An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 Reportedly Shot Down Over Ukraine
Update: so yes, it was shot down.
MALAYSIAN PASSENGER JET WAS SHOT DOWN AT 10 KM ALTITUDE: IFX
While we hope it is a horrific accident, and has yet to be officially confirmed by Malaysian Airlines, the timing is oddly coincidental.
INTERFAX SAYS PLANE MAY HAVE CRASHED NEAR RUSSIA-UKRAINE BORDER
MALAYSIAN BOEING 777 MAY HAVE CRASHED IN UKRAINE: INTERFAX
The crash happened near Donetsk and the plane had 280 passengers on board. The question is - accident? Or was it shot down by Russia or Ukraine as a provocation.
The passenger jet was bound for Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam, Interfax reports, citing an unidentified aviation official.
Airliner began losing altitude 50 km before entering Russian air space; wreckage was found burning on Ukrainian territory
Crash happend near Donetsk, where Ukrainian govt troops are fighting rebels: IFX
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