I just heard this shocking and heartbreaking news. This is the second Malaysian airlines plane that crashed this year. This is a huge tragedy for our country and for everyone whose family was on board.
I am deeply saddened. My prayers go out to the families of MH17.
Media Statement : MH17 Incident
Released at 12:30am/18 July 2014
Malaysia Airlines confirms it received notification from Ukrainian ATC that it had lost contact with flight MH17 at 1415 (GMT) at 30km from Tamak waypoint, approximately 50km from the Russia-Ukraine border.
Flight MH17 operated on a Boeing 777 departed Amsterdam at 12.15pm (Amsterdam local time) and was estimated to arrive at Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 6.10 am (Malaysia local time) the next day.
The flight was carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew onboard.
More details to follow.
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July 19, 2014 at 05:23
I think now everyone is avoiding Ukraine airspace like a plague. I am hopeful that us human will evolve…
July 19, 2014 at 05:21
I know. We are all so shocked and saddened here in Malaysia.
July 19, 2014 at 02:46
So incredible, so much in shock about this.
July 19, 2014 at 01:33
Terrible tragedy! Humans have been conducting wars since time immemorial, so I’m not very optimistic they’ll change their behaviour in the near future. I just wish the Malaysian plane had chosen another route. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of victims.
July 18, 2014 at 21:59
I’m mainly with JunkChuck, but the jury is still out on Putin, in my mind. The western media has been bending over backwards making Putin out to be the bad guy. The truth is there is always more than meets the eye, and we shouldn’t jump to conclusions based on early, and spotty, reports.
I run with a lot of people who almost always look to a conspiracy theory. With this, I’m *hearing* that this IS the SAME PLANE as the one that went missing in March, just re-marked. Where it’s been all this time? They don’t/can’t say. The theory goes on to say that it was intentionally flown into this war zone, fully expecting to be shot down. Why? To further force international condemnation – – – assuming that Putin gets the blame. They point to the burnt destroyed wreckage, with no discernible bodies, yet pristine passports.
I’m not saying that this scenario is probable, but it’s certainly not impossible. I know you said there were 280 passengers, but do you know how many were Malaysian? The passports that they showed were a variety of European ones. As with the March disappearance, are they showing grieving Malaysian family members on Malaysian television? Does it *look – at all – like* the TV News is running stock footage from March? Have they highlighted specific Malaysians on the news there yet, or do you have knowledge – first, second, third-hand – of any of these “new” victims.
A lot of these questions I just posed might seem (more than) a little out there, and some would always argue that they are insensitive. But, when the media reports on these kind of tragedies . . . they tend to give out very little *real information*, while *happily* playing on all of our emotional heart strings. Clearly, this is a terrible tragedy, whether these people are brand new victims, or the ones that went missing in March. I completely agree with all of the posters who are calling for more peace in this world, but I don’t think true peace is possible when we’re being constantly deceived and manipulated.
Any thoughts, Tiff? — YUR