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[Bob Of Burleson]

Malaysian passenger plane crashes
in Ukraine near Russian border

MOSCOW — (Reuters) - A Malaysian passenger airliner with 295 people on board crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border, Interfax cited an aviation industry source as saying on Thursday.

It said the Boeing plane was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. Reuters could not immediately confirm the Interfax

[FlashM]

Is this like tossing another of the item you lost to see where the first one fell?

[GFB]

Ground to air misslile

[Bob Of Burleson]

Malaysian airliner crashes
in E. Ukraine near Russian border,
over 280 people on board

RT.com

A Malaysian Airlines’ Boeing-777 has crashed over Ukraine, close to the border with Russia.

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Geraschenko said the plane carrying 285 passengers and 15 crew members fell.

Malaysian Airlines has confirmed that it has lost contact with the plane when it was flying over Ukrainian soil.

The Boeing-777 was en route from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital.

The passenger plane was expected to enter Russian airspace at 5:20pm local time, but never did, a Russian aviation industry source was cited by Reuters.

“The plane crashed 60km away from the border, the plane had an emergency beacon,” ITAR-TASS cited its source.

The Donetsk People’s Republic, where fighting continues between Kiev and opposition, has rejected any involvement in the incident, as there are reports that the plane was shot down.

It said its self-defense forces just don’t have such military equipment.

Residents have reported about finding debris from a plane, which they say could belong to the Malaysian Boeing. They also said no bodies have been seen, RIA Novosti reports.

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[BigTex]

What's the over/under on how many days this will be breaking news on CNN?

[Dennis]

What's the over/under on how many days this will be breaking news on CNN?

It sure helps make that nasty border issue get out of the way so BHO can go on vacation.

[Bob Of Burleson]

It sure helps make that nasty border issue get out of the way so BHO can go on vacation.

So it's Obama's fault?