Hindustan Times (Lucknow)

TRAGEDY HITS MALAYSIA AIRLINES AGAIN

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295 dead Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with 280 passengers and 15 crew

Warzone It went down over a east Ukraine region that has seen fierce fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels

Shot down? Ukraine accused militants fighting to unite eastern Ukraine with Russia of shooting down the plane with a heavy, Soviet-era ground-to-air missile

Theory Separatist leader Andrei Purgin told AP that he was certain Ukrainian troops had shot it down

Impact The incident may have a wide impact on internatio­nal politics as the crisis in Ukraine has put Russia and US at loggerhead­s

Tragic The incident comes months after the mysterious disappeara­nce of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on March 8

 ?? REUTERS PHOTO ?? Smoulderin­g debris at the crash site.
REUTERS PHOTO Smoulderin­g debris at the crash site.
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