On July 17 the world was shocked by the news that Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, a scheduled international passenger connection between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur, had been shot down over eastern Ukraine. It is believed to have been hit with a BUK surface-to-air missile. The aircraft went down near the village of Hrabove in an area controlled by pro-Russian separatists. All 283 passengers and 15 crew on board the Boeing 777-200ER airliner died in the tragic incident.
The Aftermath Of The Downing Of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
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Smoke rises above the site of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash near the settlement of Hrabove in the Donetsk region on July 17.
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Part of the wreckage of the passenger jet which was strewn over an area of several miles.
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An armed pro-Russian separatist stands at one of the main crash sites on July 17.
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Another pro-Russian separatist looks at wreckage from the nose section of the airliner near the village of Rozsypne on July 18.
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A white flag marks the location of the remnants of a body at a crash site on July 18.
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A journalist takes photographs at a crash site on July 18.
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A local resident stands amid the wreckage at one of the crash sites near Hrabove on July 19.
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Passengers' personal belongings and luggage amid the debris of the Boeing 777 jet.
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A pro-Russian separatist holds a child's stuffed toy found at one of the crash sites.
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The pro-Russian self-styled governor of the breakaway Donetsk republic Pavel Gubarev (center) arrives to inspect one of the main crash sites.
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Armed pro-Russian militants walk past a large piece of wreckage in a field near Donetsk.
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OSCE monitors speak with a pro-Russian separatist about gaining access to a crash site near Hrabove on July 18.
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Ukrainian rescue workers carry the body of a victim away from a crash site on a stretcher through a wheat field near Hrabove on July 19.
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OSCE monitors and journalists look on as a pro-Russian separatist stands guard near bodies taken from a crash site.
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People hold candles during a candlelight vigil for victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, in Kuala Lumpur on July 19.
