Malaysia Airlines 777 crashes over Ukraine: missile strike suspected

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A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER with 280 passengers and 15 crew crashed Thursday in Ukraine, killing everyone on board and sparking a massive international political crisis as evidence pointed to the aircraft being shot down by a surface-to-air missile. Flight MH17 was en route from Amsterdam...
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