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PHOTOS: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crashes in Ukraine

By Staff Global News
Posted July 18, 2014 6:48 am
1 min read
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TORONTO – A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying nearly 300 people was shot down Thursday over a town in the east of the country, and Malaysia Airlines tweeted that it lost contact with one of its flights over Ukrainian airspace.

Here’s a look at some of the images shared on social media purporting to be from the scene of the crash site.

People inspect the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, Thursday, July 17, 2014. View image in full screen
People inspect the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, Thursday, July 17, 2014. AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky
A man walks amongst the debris at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, Thursday, July 17, 2014. AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky View image in full screen
A man walks amongst the debris at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, Thursday, July 17, 2014. AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky.
People walk amongst the debris at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, Thursday, July 17, 2014. AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky View image in full screen
People walk amongst the debris at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, Thursday, July 17, 2014. AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky. AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky
9: A firefighter sprays water to extinguish a fire, on July 17, 2014 amongst the wreckage of the Malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images View image in full screen
9: A firefighter sprays water to extinguish a fire, on July 17, 2014 amongst the wreckage of the Malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images.
MH17 crash search View image in full screen
Rescuers stand on July 18, 2014 on the site of the crash of a Malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images. Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images
A picture taken on July 17, 2014 shows the wreckages of the malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. View image in full screen
A picture taken on July 17, 2014 shows the wreckages of the malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky
Flight MH17 crash View image in full screen
A picture taken on July 17, 2014 shows wreckage of the Malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images. Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images
A man wearing military fatigues stands next to the wreckage of the Malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 17, 2014. View image in full screen
A man wearing military fatigues stands next to the wreckage of the Malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 17, 2014. Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images
People stand on July 17, 2014, amongst the wreckage of the Malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Alexander Khudoteply/AFP/Getty Images View image in full screen
People stand on July 17, 2014, amongst the wreckage of the Malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Alexander Khudoteply/AFP/Getty Images.
A picture taken on July 17, 2014 shows smoke and wreckage of the Malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images View image in full screen
A picture taken on July 17, 2014 shows smoke and wreckage of the Malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images.

 

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Flight MH17 crash View image in full screen
A picture taken on July 17, 2014 shows wreckages of the Malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images. Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images
A man stands next to the wreckage of the Malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 17, 2014. Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images View image in full screen
A man stands next to the wreckage of the Malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 17, 2014. Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images. Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images

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