Ukraine says rebels shoot down Malaysian airliner, 295 dead : agency (Reuters) - A Malaysian airliner was shot down over eastern Ukraine by militants on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard, a Ukrainian interior ministry official was quoted as saying by Interfax-Ukraine news agency. The aircraft, which other sources said was a Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, came down near the city of Donetsk, stronghold of pro-Russian rebels, Anton Gerashchenko said, adding that it was hit by a ground-to-air missile. There was no further confirmation of the report, although Ukrainian officials said local residents had found wreckage. Malaysia Airlines said on its Twitter feed it had lost contact with its flight MH-17 from Amsterdam. "The last known position was over Ukrainian airspace," it said. Gerashchenko was quoted as saying: "A civilian airliner travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has just been shot down by a Buk anti-aircraft system ... 280 passengers and 15 crew have been killed." Interfax-Ukraine quoted another Ukrainian official as saying the plane disappeared from radar when it was flying at 10,000 metres (33,000 feet), a typical cruising altitude for airliners. It came down at Torez, near Shakhtersk, some 40 km (25 miles) from the Russia border. The area has been the scene of fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels. Ukraine has accused Russia of taking an active role in the four-month-old conflict in recent days and accused it earlier on Thursday of shooting down a Ukrainian fighter jet - an accusation that Moscow denied. (Reporting by Richard Balmforth and Alastair Macdonald; Editing by Peter Millership)
Pesawat Malaysia ditembak jatuh - Penasihat Menteri Dalam Negeri Ukraine Pesawat Malaysia ditembak jatuh - Penasihat Menteri Dalam Negeri Ukraine Agensi berita Reuters melaporkan pesawat #MAS #MH17 membawa 295 penumpang KIEV: Seramai 280 penumpang, 15 kru maut selepas pesawat ditembak jatuh di Ukraine, kata Penasihat Menteri Dalam Negeri Ukraine yang dipetik Interfax, agensi berita negara itu. Menurut sumber lain, pesawat itu ialah jenis Boeing 777 yang terbang dari Amsterdam ke Kuala Lumpur terhempas dekat bandar Donetsk, kubu kuat pemisah pro Russia, Anton Gerashchenko. Pesawat berkenaan ditembak dengan peluru berpandu dari darat ke udara. Setakat ini, tiada pengesahan lanjut mengenai laporan berkenaan walaupun pegawai Russia berkata, penduduk tempatan menjumpai bangkai pesawat. Gerashchenko dipetik sebagai berkata: "Sebuah pesawat awam yang terbang dari Amsterdam ke Kuala Lumpur ditembak jatuh oleh sistem anti-pesawat Buk....280 penumpang dan 15 kru terbunuh." - Reuters
