Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was shot down over Ukraine killing all 298 on board. The plane was shot down by Russian backed rebels fighting Ukrainian forces. Russia, who allegedly supplied the missile system accroding to intelligence reports, is blamed by various countries whilst Russia blames Ukraine for allowing a civilian plane in a war zone.
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298 Fatalities
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