Malaysian airliner downed in Ukraine war zone, 295

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Dreadful date of affairs..another Malaysian Airlines plane as well 

Wonder why they were flying over a war zone ?, planes have been shot down as recent as last week 

Commercial planes I thought had to avoid flying over those areas deemed unsafe 
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The only people with authority to close Ukranian air space are the Ukranian authorities, which they haven't done. There have been several warnings issued that the area could be dangerous to fly over. But it's a long detour to go round, which costs money in extra fuel. If you look on any of the plane tracking web sites at the moment though there's a big empty space over Ukraine, and it's likely to stay that way for a while I would think.

Terrible tragedy, this is what happens when trigger happy idiots get their hands on serious weaponry. Putin armed these nutters, but he doesn't seem to care what they do.
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Apparently the dickhoods responsible mistook the aircraft for a transport aircraft. There is a transcription of an intercepted phone call on the web.

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MH17 should have avoided route: expert

July 18, 2014, 11:37 amYahoo7 and Agencies

Malaysia Airlines shouldn't have been anywhere near Ukraine, an Australian safety specialist says.

Flight MH17 was carrying 298 people, including 27 Australians, from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed in rebel-held east Ukraine.

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) said it had recently warned of a safety issue in the region near where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down, according to the ABC.

It's believed the plane was shot down in what has been described as a "terrorist" attack.

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