- 295 passengers onboard
By Ehi Ekhator, Naija Center News
Barely four months after Malaysian plane MH370, suddenly siappeared, another airline has crashed in eastern Ukraine, an area where the fight between Russia and Ukraine is ongoing.
the plane was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with about 295 passengers on board and crashed near the town of Snizhne, according to a report from interfax news agency.CNN correspondent from Ukrain says that the possiblity of the plane having been shot down cannot be ruled out.
The airline’s official Twitter account said: “Malaysia Airlines said has lost contact of MH17 from Amsterdam. The last known position was over Ukrainian airspace. More details to follow.”
A source in the Russian aviation industry told Reuters that the plane did not enter Russian airspace when expected and had crashed in eastern Ukraine.
The Ukrainian air force has had planes shot down by rebels in the same region by rebels over the last week. Earlier on Thursday, Ukraine accused Russia of downing one of its fighter jets inside Ukrainian territory.
An adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister said the Malaysian plane been shot downAn adviser to
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