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MH17 disaster: 298 dead after Malaysia Airlines passenger plane crash
A Malaysia Airlines passenger jet has been shot down over eastern Ukraine apparently by pro-Russian militants, killing all on board.
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The wreckages of the malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.Credit:AFP PHOTO/Alexander KHUDOTEPLY
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Firefighters extinguish a fire among the wreckages of the malaysian airliner.Credit:AFP PHOTO/Alexander KHUDOTEPLY
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A firefighter stands as flames burst amongst the wreckages of the malaysian airliner.Credit:AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET
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People stand on the wreckage of the malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.Credit:AFP PHOTO/Alexander KHUDOTEPLY
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A firefighter sprays water to extinguish a fire in the wreckage of the malaysian airliner.Credit:AFP PHOTO/Alexander KHUDOTEPLY
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Self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the pro-Russian separatist "Donetsk People's Republic" Alexander Borodai stands as he arrives on the site of the crash.Credit:AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET
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First-aid workers gather on the site of the crash of a malaysian airliner.Credit:AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET
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The wreckage of the malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.Credit:AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET
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Ssmoke and wreckage of the malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, in rebel-held east Ukraine.Credit:AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET
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People walk amongst the debris, at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine.Credit:AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky
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A man wearing military fatigues stands next to the wreckages of the malaysian airliner carrying 295 people.Credit:AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET
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An armed pro-Russian separatist takes pictures at the site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash.Credit:REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev
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An Emergencies Ministry member walks at the site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash near the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk region.Credit:REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev
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The site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash in the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk region.Credit:REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev
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The site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash in the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk region.Credit:REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev
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Emergencies Ministry members work at the site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash.Credit:REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev
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An Emergencies Ministry member works at the site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash.Credit:REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev
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An armed pro-Russian separatist stands at a site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash.Credit:REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev
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Wreckages of the malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, in rebel-held east Ukraine.Credit:AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET
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Wreckage of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane is seen after it crashed near the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk region.Credit:REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev