Footage reportedly filmed by a passenger on board Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 moments before take-off has emerged.
The 14-second clip was uploaded to an Instagram account belonging to Malaysian passenger Md Ali Md Salim, the Star reports.
It shows passengers placing bags in overhead lockers and preparing for take off.
Salim’s caption to the clip is: “Bismillah… #hatiadasikitgentar (In the name of God... feeling a little bit nervous)”.
The 30-year-old was one of 298 people on board the Boeing 777-200, which was shot down over Ukraine close to the Russian border on Thursday afternoon.
Victims of Air Malaysia Flight MH17 in Ukraine
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Richard Mayne pictured in April 2014 in Nepal.
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Mo, Evie and Otis Maslin were on board MH17 along with their grandfather Nick Norris.
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Ben Pocock who has been confirmed as one of the passengers.
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Newcastle United fan John Alder, who was known as ‘The Undertaker’, is believed to have been making his way to New Zealand to watch the Magpies on their pre-season tour (credit:Paul Blacklock)
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Newcastle United football fan Liam Sweeney who was believed to have been on his way to watch this beloved team's pre-season tour
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Robert Ayley
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Stephen Anderson
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Mo, Evie and Otis Maslin were on board MH17 along with their grandfather Nick Norris.
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Elaine Teoh
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German woman Fatima Dyczynski, 24, was one of four Germans on #MH17.
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Emiel Mahler
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Roger Guard
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Jill Guard
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Sister Philomene Tiernan
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Nick Norris
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Joep Lange
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Glenn Thomas from Blackpool who has been killed in Malaysian air disaster flight MH17 over the Ukraine.
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Elaine Teoh and her long-time boyfriend Emiel Mahler, who both died on flight MH17.
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Albert and Maree Rizk who are believed to be among the Australians killed in the crash.
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Gerry and Mary Menke were killed on the flight
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Martine de Schutter
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Pim de Kuijer
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Helena Sidelik, who died aboard MH17
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Azrina Binti Yakob was also on board the Boeing 777
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Angeline Premila was reportedly on the Malaysian Airline flight MH17
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Flight steward Sanjid Singh,
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Liliane Derden
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Pilot Eugene Choo Jin Leong was flying Air Malaysia MH17
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Frankie and Liam Davison.
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Regis Crolla posted an image Instagram, with the comment "AMS --> Kuala Lumpur --> Bali."
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Cor Pan (left) and his partner Neeltje Tol
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Chief stewardess Dora Shahila Binti Kassim
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Shazana Salleh who was also reportedly a flight attendant on board the flight
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Yuli Hastini, John Paulissen and their two children Arjuna and Sri who were on board the Air Malaysia flight
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Wayne Sujana is believed to be missing
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Ninik Yuriani was reportedly on a trip back to Central Java
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Dutch passengers Astrid Hornikx and Bart Lambregts
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24-year-old Ontario medical student Andrei Anghel was among the 298 people killed when a Malaysia Airlines plane was downed over Ukraine
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Karlijn Keijzer was a 25-year-old doctoral student in the chemistry department at the Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences.
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Hendry Se in this handout photograph released on July 18, 2014 by the family of Hendry Se, an Indonesian passenger on the crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, shows Henrdy at her graduation.
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Howard and Susan Horder
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Pim de Kuijer
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Quinn Lucas Schansman was reportedly on his way to a family vacation in Malaysia.
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Emma Bell
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Wan Amran Wan Husin
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Gary Slok and his mother Petra posed for the photo aboard Flight MH17 hours before the plane was allegedly shot down and crashed.
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Sydney-based kindergarten teacher Gabriele Lauschet (right) has been identified as NSW's sixth victim on flight MH17
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Dutch language teacher Dafne Nieveen was killed while flying home to Perth
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Victor Oreshkin
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Arjen Ryder and wife Yvonne from Albany, Queensland, were travelling together
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Marie Rizk was travelling with her husband on board MH17
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Recently retired couple Wayne and Theresa Baker
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Edel Mahady was returning to Perth for the start of the school term at Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Kelmscott
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Shaliza Dewal and her Dutch husband Hans Van Den Hende were travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with their three children, Piers, 15, Marnix, 12, and daughter Margaux, 8
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Michael and Carol Clancy
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Gary Lee ran a Chinese restaurant while his wife Mona who was a schoolteacher
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A photograph of Indonesian man Wayan Sujana of Bali, believed to be missing on Air Malaysia flight MH17, is fixed to the ticketing desk of Air Malaysia at Schiphol Airport on July 18, 2014 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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Dutchman Itamar Avnon was on a trip to Israel for a wedding and stopped over in Amsterdam to visit friends
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Melbourne-based IT security consultant Marco Grippeling
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Jack O'Brien of Sydney, was 25.
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Elsemiek de Borst
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Bryce Fredriksz and his girlfriend, Daisy Oehlers, were killed in the Malaysia Airlines 17 flight disaster.
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Angeline Premila Rajandran
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Jennifer van der Leij
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Andrew Hoare with wife Estella and sons Jasper and Friso
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This June 26, 2014 family photo released by Ross Campbell, shows Sue Campbell, left, Ross Campbell, Albert Rizk, second from right, and Maree Rizk, right, while they are on holiday in Florence, Italy. Albert and Maree Rizk died in the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. (AP Photo/Ross Campbell) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this Monday, July 21, 2014 photo, candles are lit next to a portrait of Irene Gunawan, one of three Filipinos who died in the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 downed over in eastern Ukraine, on an improvised altar prior to a novena prayer at her clan residence at Pagbilao township, Quezon province south of Manila, Philippines. Irene, her two children and her Indonesian husband Budy, were killed along with 294 others onboard the flight. (AP Photo/Jim Gomez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this undated photo released by the Calehr family, Samira Calehr, left, poses with her son Shaka Panduwinata. Shaka Panduwinata and his brother Miguel Panduwinata, were killed aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot down over eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo/The Calehr family) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this undated photo released by the Calehr family, Miguel Panduwinata, left, Mika Panduwinata, Samira Calehr, second from right, and Shaka Panduwinata, right, pose for a photo. Shaka Panduwinata and his brother Miguel Panduwinata were killed aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot down over eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo/The Calehr family) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this July 2011 photo provided by Ron Peter Pabellon, Irene Gunawan poses with her son Darryl at a resort in her Philippine hometown of Pagbilao, Quezon province, while attending a family reunion with her husband Budy, who is of Indonesian descent, and daughter Sherryl. The Gunawan family, which was based in the Netherlands, was heading to the Philippines for another reunion when their Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was believed to have been shot down over Ukraine. All 298 passengers and crew were killed. (AP Photo/Ron Peter Pabellon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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This 2011 family reunion photo provided by the Pabellon family, shows Irene Gunawan, second from left in back row, her Indonesian husband Budy, right in front row, and their children Darryl, second from left in front row, and Sherryl, fifth from left, in back row, with their relatives in Pagbilao township, Quezon province, south of Manila, Philippines. Irene, her two children and her Indonesian husband Budy were killed along with 294 others onboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 which crashed over eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo/Pabellon family) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this undated photo released by the Calehr family, Miguel Panduwinata poses for a photo. Miguel and his brother Shaka Panduwinata were killed aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot down over eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo/The Calehr family) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Cameron Dalziel was one of the victims of MH17 pictured with wife Reine
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Shuba Jaya, and her Dutch filmmaker-husband Paul Goes with their daughter, Kaela, were among the 298 people onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17
Salim’s elder brother Md Zaki Md Salim said his sibling had been flying home for the holidays after preparing his PhD on Psychology at a university at Amsterdam.
He told Astro Awani he had chatted to his sibling a week earlier on Facebook and that he said he had been planning to buy shoes and trousers for every member of his family.
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He said: “He even managed to ask for our sizes for the items to be purchased.”
The plane was shot down by a ground-to-air missile. It is not yet known who fired the weapon however the Ukrainian government has blamed pro-Russian separatists, while the rebels blame the fledgling government in Kiev.
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RASSIPNOYE, UKRAINE - JULY 20: Ukrainian rescue servicemen inspect part of the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 20, 2014 in Rassipnoye, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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RASSIPNOYE, UKRAINE - JULY 20: Members of a local militia guard access to the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 during a visit by monitors from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on July 20, 2014 in Rassipnoye, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin looks on in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, early on July 21, 2014, while recording his video address on the Malaysia Airlines crash. In his overnight video address shown today in the early hours Putin said that the Malaysia Airlines crash should not be used for 'political ends' and international experts given access to the crash site, without announcing specific steps by Moscow. AFP PHOTO / RIA-NOVOSTI / POOL/ MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV (Photo credit should read MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV via Getty Images)
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GRABOVO, UKRAINE - JULY 20: Clothing from the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is strewn in the grass at the crash site on July 20, 2014 in Grabovo, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Brendan Hoffman via Getty Images)
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GRABOVO, UKRAINE - JULY 20: Michael Bociurkiw from monitoring group Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) speaks to journalists after inspecting part of the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 20, 2014 in Grabovo, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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RASSIPNOYE, UKRAINE - JULY 20: Local women look at the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in a field near their village on July 20, 2014 in Rassipnoye, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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GRABOVO, UKRAINE - JULY 20: Ukrainian rescue servicemen look through the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 20, 2014 in Grabovo, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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GRABOVO, UKRAINE - JULY 20: A row of seats from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 are lie in a field on July 20, 2014 in Grabovo, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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RASSIPNOYE, UKRAINE - JULY 20: Ukrainian rescue servicemen inspect part of the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 20, 2014 in Rassipnoye, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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GRABOVO, UKRAINE - JULY 20: Luggage and personal belongings from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 lie in a field on July 20, 2014 in Grabovo, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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RASSIPNOYE, UKRAINE - JULY 20: Wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 lies in a sunflower field on July 20, 2014 in Rassipnoye, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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RASSIPNOYE, UKRAINE - JULY 20: A collection of vinyl records lie amongst wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in a sunflower field on July 20, 2014 in Rassipnoye, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images)e (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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GRABOVO, UKRAINE - JULY 20: An oxygen mask system lies in a field amongst wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 20, 2014 in Grabovo, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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An armed pro-Russian separatist stands guard near a piece of the wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, near the village of Grabove, in the region of Donetsk on July 20, 2014. The missile system used to shoot down a Malaysian airliner was handed to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine by Moscow, the top US diplomat said Sunday. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO/ BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
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Armed pro-Russian separatists stand guard in front of the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, near the village of Grabove, in the region of Donetsk on July 20, 2014. The missile system used to shoot down a Malaysian airliner was handed to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine by Moscow, the top US diplomat said Sunday. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO/ BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
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Armed pro-Russian separatists stand guard in front of the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, near the village of Grabove, in the region of Donetsk on July 20, 2014. The missile system used to shoot down a Malaysian airliner was handed to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine by Moscow, the top US diplomat said Sunday. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO/ BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian State Emergency Service employees collect bodies of victims at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine on July 20, 2014. The missile system used to shoot down a Malaysian airliner was handed to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine by Moscow, the top US diplomat said Sunday. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO/ BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
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Belongings are scattered at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine on July 20, 2014. The missile system used to shoot down a Malaysian airliner was handed to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine by Moscow, the top US diplomat said Sunday. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO/ BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
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GRABOVO, UKRAINE - JULY 20: Luggage and personal belongings from Malaysia Airlines flight MH 17 lie in a field on July 20, 2014 in Grabovo, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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Toys are pictured amongst the wreckage at the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 near the village of Grabove, in the region of Donetsk on July 20, 2014. The missile system used to shoot down a Malaysian airliner was handed to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine by Moscow, the top US diplomat said Sunday. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO/ BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
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Stretchers are pictured in a field at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, near the village of Grabove, in the region of Donetsk on July 20, 2014. The missile system used to shoot down a Malaysian airliner was handed to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine by Moscow, the top US diplomat said Sunday. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO/ BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
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Letters are pictured near the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 near the village of Grabove, in the region of Donetsk on July 20, 2014. The missile system used to shoot down a Malaysian airliner was handed to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine by Moscow, the top US diplomat said Sunday. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO/ BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
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A Ukrainian State Emergency Service employee searches for bodies amongst the wreckage at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, near the village of Grabove, in the region of Donetsk on July 20, 2014. The missile system used to shoot down a Malaysian airliner was handed to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine by Moscow, the top US diplomat said Sunday. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO/ BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian State Emergency Service employees search for bodies amongst the wreckage at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, near the village of Grabove, in the region of Donetsk on July 20, 2014. The missile system used to shoot down a Malaysian airliner was handed to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine by Moscow, the top US diplomat said Sunday. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO/ BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
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Armed pro-Russian separatists block the way to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, near the village of Grabove, in the region of Donetsk on July 20, 2014. The missile system used to shoot down a Malaysian airliner was handed to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine by Moscow, the top US diplomat said Sunday. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO/ BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
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Armed pro-Russian separatists block the way to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, near the village of Grabove, in the region of Donetsk on July 20, 2014. The missile system used to shoot down a Malaysian airliner was handed to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine by Moscow, the top US diplomat said Sunday. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO/ BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
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A boy looks at a crater after combat on the outskirts of Donetsk on July 20, 2014. European security body OSCE said Sunday that pro-Moscow rebels in east Ukraine told it that 169 bodies collected from the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17 have been placed on a train pending arrival of international experts. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY (Photo credit should read Alexander KHUDOTEPLY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY via Getty Images)
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A photograph of Malaysia Airlines MH17 chief flight attendant Azrina Yakob, 41, is seen on a table inside her home in Sungai Pelek, Sepang district on July 20, 2014. Families of Malaysians aboard Flight MH17 urged authorities on July 20 to bring back the remains of their loved ones amid concerns over access to the crash site in strife-torn eastern Ukraine. AFP PHOTO/ NICOLAS ASFOURI (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:NICOLAS ASFOURI via Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 20: A minutes silence is held during the 20th International AIDS Conference at The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on July 20, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. At least six delegates travelling to the 20th International AIDS Conference were on board the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which was reportedly shot down over Eastern Ukraine. Reports that a surface-to-air missile brought the MH17 down remain unconfirmed. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images) (credit:Graham Denholm via Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 20: A minutes silence is held during the 20th International AIDS Conference at The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on July 20, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. At least six delegates travelling to the 20th International AIDS Conference were on board the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which was reportedly shot down over Eastern Ukraine. Reports that a surface-to-air missile brought the MH17 down remain unconfirmed. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images) (credit:Graham Denholm via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian rescue workers collect bodies of victims at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 19, 2014. Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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GRABOVO, UKRAINE - JULY 19: Blood stains the spot in a wheat field where the body of a passenger on Malaysia Airlines flight MH 17 landed and was later removed on July 19, 2014 in Grabovo, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Brendan Hoffman via Getty Images)
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RASSIPNOYE, UKRAINE - JULY 19: A man looks at debris from Malaysia Airlines flight MH 17 which landed in a field of sunflowers on July 19, 2014 in Rassipnoye, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Brendan Hoffman via Getty Images)
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RASSIPNOYE, UKRAINE - JULY 19: A woman looks at debris from Malaysia Airlines flight MH 17 which landed in a field of sunflowers on July 19, 2014 in Rassipnoye, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Brendan Hoffman via Getty Images)
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Flowers and plush toys are left at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, on July 19, 2014. Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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A picture taken on July 19, 2014 shows the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 two days after it crashed in a sunflower field near the village of Rassipnoe, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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A picture taken on July 19, 2014 shows the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 two days after it crashed in a sunflower field near the village of Rassipnoe, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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Flowers and plush toys are left at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, on July 19, 2014. Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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A Ukrainian bomb disposal experts use an armoured engineering vehicle as they search for mines and explosives near the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk in the Donetsk region on July 19, 2014. AFP PHOTO/GENYA SAVILOV (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GENYA SAVILOV via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian bomb disposal experts use an armoured engineering vehicle as they search for mines and explosives near the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk in the Donetsk region on July 19, 2014. AFP PHOTO/GENYA SAVILOV (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GENYA SAVILOV via Getty Images)
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A Ukrainian serviceman checks a driver's identity documents as he mans a check-point on the road near the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk on July 19, 2014. Ukraine on Saturday accused pro-Russian insurgents of destroying evidence at the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's full cooperation with what is quickly becoming a monumentally challenging probe into the shooting down of a Kuala Lumpur-bound flight from Amsterdam with 298 people from nearly a dozen countries on board.AFP PHOTO/GENYA SAVILOV (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GENYA SAVILOV via Getty Images)
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People gather during a candle-light vigil for the victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, in Kuala Lumpur on July 19, 2014. A Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed on July 17 in rebel-held east Ukraine, as Kiev said the jet was shot down in a 'terrorist' attack. AFP PHOTO/ MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo credit should read MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANAN VATSYAYANA via Getty Images)
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People gather during a candle-light vigil for the victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, in Kuala Lumpur on July 19, 2014. A Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed on July 17 in rebel-held east Ukraine, as Kiev said the jet was shot down in a 'terrorist' attack. AFP PHOTO/ MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo credit should read MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANAN VATSYAYANA via Getty Images)
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People gather during a candle-light vigil for the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, in Kuala Lumpur on July 19, 2014. A Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed on July 17 in rebel-held east Ukraine, as Kiev said the jet was shot down in a 'terrorist' attack. AFP PHOTO/ MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo credit should read MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANAN VATSYAYANA via Getty Images)
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Bodies of victims wrapped in bags wait to be collected at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 19, 2014. Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - JULY 19: People place flowers, candles and other tributes in front of the Netherlands Embassy in memory of the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian rescue workers walk past an armed pro-Russia militant as they carry the body of a victim on a stretcher at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 19, 2014. Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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Bodies of victims wait to be collected by rescuers at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 19, 2014. Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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A woman cries in front of Schiphol airport on July 19, 2014, two days after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine and pro-Russia insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO / JOHN THYS (Photo credit should read JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHN THYS via Getty Images)
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A woman cries in front of Schiphol airport on July 19, 2014, two days after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine and pro-Russia insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO / JOHN THYS (Photo credit should read JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHN THYS via Getty Images)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - JULY 19: Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Frans Timmermans (3L) leaves the Netherlands Embassy on July 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - JULY 19: A woman lays flowers in front of the Netherlands Embassy in memory of the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - JULY 19: A mother and her two children look at candles and flowers left in front of the Netherlands Embassy in memory of the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - JULY 19: Women place flowers in front of the Netherlands Embassy in memory of the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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Local residents stand among the wreckage at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 19, 2014. Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY (Photo credit should read Alexander KHUDOTEPLY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY via Getty Images)
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Debris lies at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 19, 2014. Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY (Photo credit should read Alexander KHUDOTEPLY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY via Getty Images)
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A local resident stands among the wreckage at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 19, 2014. Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY (Photo credit should read Alexander KHUDOTEPLY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY via Getty Images)
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Flowers, teddy bears and a note reading 'Remember. Mourn' lie at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 19, 2014. Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY (Photo credit should read Alexander KHUDOTEPLY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY via Getty Images)
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Local residents walk among the wreckage at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 19, 2014. Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY (Photo credit should read Alexander KHUDOTEPLY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY via Getty Images)
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Flowers lie at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 19, 2014. Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY (Photo credit should read Alexander KHUDOTEPLY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY via Getty Images)
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An armed pro-Russia militant attempts to stop journalists from accessing the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 19, 2014. Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian rescue workers walk through a wheat field with a stretcher as they collect the bodies of victims at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 19, 2014. Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian rescue workers carry the body of a victim on a stretcher through a wheat field at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 19, 2014. Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian rescue workers collect bodies of victims at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 19, 2014. Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian rescue workers walk past a piece of wreckage as they carry the body of a victim on a stretcher at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 19, 2014. Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents agreed on July 19 to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. Outraged world leaders have demanded Russia's immediate cooperation in a prompt and independent probe into the shooting down on July 17 of flight MH17 with 298 people on board. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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Local residents stand near a car destroyed after clashes between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia militants in the eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk on July 19, 2014. Ukrainian forces wrested control of the southeastern part of the city of Lugansk from pro-Russia separatists, the Ukrainian presidency announced late on July 18. AFP PHOTO/ ALEX INOY (Photo credit should read ALEX INOY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ALEX INOY via Getty Images)
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Photo shows a building destroyed after clashes between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia militants in the eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk on July 19, 2014. Ukrainian forces wrested control of the southeastern part of the city of Lugansk from pro-Russia separatists, the Ukrainian presidency announced late on July 18. AFP PHOTO/ ALEX INOY (Photo credit should read ALEX INOY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ALEX INOY via Getty Images)
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A member of the Australian Ukrainian community raises a placard carrying picture of the Russian President Vladimir Putin during a protest rally in Sydney on July 19, 2014. Demonstrators demanded not to let Putin come to Australia for G20 leaders summit in November 2014. Flags flew at half-mast to honour the Australians killed in the Malaysia Airlines crash over Ukraine as Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said it was 'extraordinary' that Moscow would not speak with her. AFP PHOTO / Saeed KHAN (Photo credit should read SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SAEED KHAN via Getty Images)
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A member of the Australian Ukrainian community raises a placard carrying picture of the Russian President Vladimir Putin during a protest rally in Sydney on July 19, 2014. Demonstrators demanded not to let Putin come to Australia for G20 leaders summit in November 2014. Flags flew at half-mast to honour the Australians killed in the Malaysia Airlines crash over Ukraine as Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said it was 'extraordinary' that Moscow would not speak with her. AFP PHOTO / Saeed KHAN (Photo credit should read SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SAEED KHAN via Getty Images)
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A wreath lays in front of the St Mary's Cathedral church in memory of those killed in Malaysia Airlines crash over Ukraine following a protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sydney on July 19, 2014. Demonstrators demanded not to let Putin come to Australia for G20 leaders summit in November 2014. Flags flew at half-mast to honour the Australians killed in the Malaysia Airlines crash over Ukraine as Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said it was 'extraordinary' that Moscow would not speak with her. AFP PHOTO / Saeed KHAN (Photo credit should read SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SAEED KHAN via Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 19: Mourners depart Saint Mary Magdalene Catholic Church following a service in memory of Sister Philomene Tiernan on July 19, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. At least 28 Australians were on board the MH17. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images) (credit:Lisa Maree Williams via Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 19: Mourners depart Saint Mary Magdalene Catholic Church following a service in memory of Sister Philomene Tiernan on July 19, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. At least 28 Australians were on board the MH17. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images) (credit:Lisa Maree Williams via Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 19: Mourners gather outside Saint Mary Magdalene Catholic Church following a service in memory of Sister Philomene Tiernan on July 19, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed killing all 298 on board including 80 children. The aircraft was allegedly shot down by a missile and investigations continue over the perpetrators of the attack. At least 28 Australians were on board the MH17. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images) (credit:Lisa Maree Williams via Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 19: An Australian flag flys at half-mast as a sign of respect at Treasury Place on July 19, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. At least 28 Australians were on board the MH17 which was reportedly shot down over Eastern Ukraine. Reports that a surface-to-air missile brought the MH17 down remain unconfirmed. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images) (credit:Graham Denholm via Getty Images)
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SUNBURY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 19: Floral tributes are seen for Sunbury couple Albert Rizk and his wife Marie Rizk at the Raine and Horne office where Albert worked on July 19, 2014 in Sunbury, Australia. At least 28 Australians were on board the MH17 which was reportedly shot down over Eastern Ukraine. Reports that a surface-to-air missile brough the MH17 down remain unconfirmed. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images) (credit:Graham Denholm via Getty Images)
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SUNBURY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 19: Floral tributes are seen for Sunbury couple Albert Rizk and his wife Marie Rizk at the Raine and Horne office where Albert worked on July 19, 2014 in Sunbury, Australia. At least 28 Australians were on board the MH17 which was reportedly shot down over Eastern Ukraine. Reports that a surface-to-air missile brough the MH17 down remain unconfirmed. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images) (credit:Graham Denholm via Getty Images)
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SUNBURY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 19: Floral tributes are seen for Sunbury couple Albert Rizk and his wife Marie Rizk at the Raine and Horne office where Albert worked on July 19, 2014 in Sunbury, Australia. At least 28 Australians were on board the MH17 which was reportedly shot down over Eastern Ukraine. Reports that a surface-to-air missile brough the MH17 down remain unconfirmed. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images) (credit:Graham Denholm via Getty Images)
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Relatives of a Ukrainian servicemen who died during operations against pro-Russia militants in eastern Ukraine cry during his funeral at a cemetery in the eastern Ukrainian city of Lviv on July 18, 2014. The European Union on July 18 took the next step towards imposing tougher sanctions on Russia for its role in the Ukraine crisis by agreeing the legal basis for widening its list of targets. AFP PHOTO/ YURKO DYACHYSHYN (Photo credit should read YURKO DYACHYSHYN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YURKO DYACHYSHYN via Getty Images)
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An armed pro-Russia militant stands at 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, on July 18, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists in the region and officials in Kiev blamed each other for the crash, after the plane was apparently hit by a surface-to-air missile. All 298 people on board Flight MH17 died when the plane crashed. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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A cyclist looks at flowers layed by the house of a Dutch family killed in the crash of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH017 in eastern Ukraine, in Neerkant, The Netherlands, on July 2014. The father, mother and four children of the same family were killed in the crash of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH017 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, along with 298 other people. AFP PHOTO / ANP / PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW ***Netherlands out*** (Photo credit should read Piroschka van de Wouw/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW via Getty Images)
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Local residents drive past wrecked tanks and armored personnel carriers (APCs) left by pro-Russia militants on a road near the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk on July 18, 2014. Fighting in Slavyansk ended after separatist militia fled the city on July 5 in the face of a Ukrainian army advance. The United States on July 18 built a case that pro-Moscow separatists downed a Malaysian airliner in Ukraine with a surface-to-air missile, killing all 298 people on board -- with the possible technical assistance of Russians. AFP PHOTO / GENYA SAVILOV (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GENYA SAVILOV via Getty Images)
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Photo shows the personal message written by Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima in the condolence register at the Ministry of Safety and Justice in The Hague, The Netherlands, on July 18, 2014, for the relatives and friends of the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 that crashed on July 17 in eastern Ukraine on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, with 298 people onboard. The message reads: 'Many thousands of people in our country and abroad mourn the loss of family members, friends, colleagues, classmates and acquaintances. We are with them in our thoughts. We sympathize intensively with all who have been stricken!' AFP PHOTO / ANP / BART MAAT --NETHERLANDS OUT-- (Photo credit should read BART MAAT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BART MAAT via Getty Images)
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Cars drive past wrecked tanks and armored personnel carriers (APCs) left by pro-Russia militants on a road near the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk on July 18, 2014. Fighting in Slavyansk ended after separatist militia fled the city on July 5 in the face of a Ukrainian army advance. The United States on July 18 built a case that pro-Moscow separatists downed a Malaysian airliner in Ukraine with a surface-to-air missile, killing all 298 people on board -- with the possible technical assistance of Russians. AFP PHOTO / GENYA SAVILOV (Photo credit should read GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GENYA SAVILOV via Getty Images)
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A stick with a white piece of cloth makrs the spot where a body lays at the site of the crash of a Malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 18, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists in the region and officials in Kiev blamed each other for the crash, after the plane was apparently hit by a surface-to-air missile. All 298 people on board Flight MH17 died when the plane crashed. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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An armed pro-Russia militant stands guard at the site of the crash of a Malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 18, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists in the region and officials in Kiev blamed each other for the crash, after the plane was apparently hit by a surface-to-air missile. Members of the UN Security Council demanded a full, independent investigation into the apparent shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines jet over Ukraine. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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A man uses his mobile phone to film the wreckage at the site of the crash of a Malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 18, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists in the region and officials in Kiev blamed each other for the crash, after the plane was apparently hit by a surface-to-air missile. Members of the UN Security Council demanded a full, independent investigation into the apparent shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines jet over Ukraine. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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Pro-Russia militants stop the convoy of the Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe's (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine at the site of the crash of a Malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 18, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists in the region and officials in Kiev blamed each other for the crash, after the plane was apparently hit by a surface-to-air missile. Members of the UN Security Council demanded a full, independent investigation into the apparent shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines jet over Ukraine. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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People react in front of the Schiphol airport on July 18, 2014, a day after a Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed in eastern Ukraine. Global demands mounted Friday to find those responsible for apparently shooting down th plane over rebel-held eastern Ukraine as relatives around the world mourned the deaths of the on board. Some 189 Dutch citizens died in the crash which claimed the lives of 298 people -- many of them holiday-makers bound for destinations in the East, or scientists on their way to Melbourne for the 20th International Aids Conference. AFP PHOTO/JOHN THYS (Photo credit should read JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHN THYS via Getty Images)
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A rescue worker uses sticks to mark the location where bodies of victims have been found at the site of the crash of a Malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 18, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists in the region and officials in Kiev blamed each other for the crash, after the plane was apparently hit by a surface-to-air missile. Members of the UN Security Council demanded a full, independent investigation into the apparent shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines jet over Ukraine. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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A rescue worker uses sticks to mark the location where bodies of victims have been found at the site of the crash of a Malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 18, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists in the region and officials in Kiev blamed each other for the crash, after the plane was apparently hit by a surface-to-air missile. Members of the UN Security Council demanded a full, independent investigation into the apparent shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines jet over Ukraine. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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People lay flowers and light candles in front of the Schiphol airport on July 18, 2014, a day after a Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed in eastern Ukraine. Global demands mounted Friday to find those responsible for apparently shooting down th plane over rebel-held eastern Ukraine as relatives around the world mourned the deaths of the on board. AFP PHOTO/JOHN THYS (Photo credit should read JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHN THYS via Getty Images)
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Alexander Hug, (L) Deputy Chief Monitor of the Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe's (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, talks to a man wearing military fatigues at the site of the crash of a Malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabove, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 18, 2014. Members of the UN Security Council demanded a full, independent investigation into the apparent shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines jet over Ukraine. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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People walk amongst the debris at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, Thursday, July 17, 2014. Ukraine said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday as it flew over the country, and both the government and the pro-Russia separatists fighting in the region denied any responsibility for downing the plane. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A man gestures at a crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, Thursday, July 17, 2014. Ukraine said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday as it flew over the country, and both the government and the pro-Russia separatists fighting in the region denied any responsibility for downing the plane. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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People walk amongst the debris, at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, Thursday, July 17, 2014. A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday as it flew over the country and plumes of black smoke rose up near a rebel-held village in eastern Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines tweeted that it lost contact with one of its flights as it was traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur over Ukrainian airspace. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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People walk amongst the debris at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, Thursday, July 17, 2014. Ukraine said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday as it flew over the country, and both the government and the pro-Russia separatists fighting in the region denied any responsibility for downing the plane. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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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. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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A picture taken on July 17, 2014 shows 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. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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A picture taken on July 17, 2014 shows 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. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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People stand next to 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, on July 17, 2014. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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A man wearing military fatigues stands next to 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, on July 17, 2014. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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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. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. The head of Ukraine's air traffic control agency said Thursday that the crew of the Malaysia Airlines jet that crashed in the separatist east had reported no problems during flight. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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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. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. The head of Ukraine's air traffic control agency said Thursday that the crew of the Malaysia Airlines jet that crashed in the separatist east had reported no problems during flight. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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People wearing military fatigues, stand on a road, on July 17, 2014 at the site of the crash of a malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. The head of Ukraine's air traffic control agency said Thursday that the crew of the Malaysia Airlines jet that crashed in the separatist east had reported no problems during flight. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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People stand next to 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, on July 17, 2014. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. The head of Ukraine's air traffic control agency said Thursday that the crew of the Malaysia Airlines jet that crashed in the separatist east had reported no problems during flight. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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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. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. The head of Ukraine's air traffic control agency said Thursday that the crew of the Malaysia Airlines jet that crashed in the separatist east had reported no problems during flight. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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A picture taken on July 17, 2014 shows flames amongst 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. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. The head of Ukraine's air traffic control agency said Thursday that the crew of the Malaysia Airlines jet that crashed in the separatist east had reported no problems during flight. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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People stand, on July 17, 2014, amongst 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. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. The head of Ukraine's air traffic control agency said Thursday that the crew of the Malaysia Airlines jet that crashed in the separatist east had reported no problems during flight. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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Luggages are pictured on July 17, 2014 on the site of the crash of the malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. The head of Ukraine's air traffic control agency said Thursday that the crew of the Malaysia Airlines jet that crashed in the separatist east had reported no problems during flight. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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US President Barack Obama speaks on infrastructure at the Port of Wilmington in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 17, 2014. President Barack Obama Thursday said the crash of a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine was a 'terrible tragedy' and said US officials were trying to establish if any Americans were on board. 'The world is watching reports of a downed passenger jet near the Russia/Ukraine border. And it looks like it may be a terrible tragedy,' Obama said, before going ahead with the previously scheduled event in Wilmington, Delaware. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JEWEL SAMAD via Getty Images)
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People stand, on July 17, 2014, amongst 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. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. The head of Ukraine's air traffic control agency said Thursday that the crew of the Malaysia Airlines jet that crashed in the separatist east had reported no problems during flight. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak leaves the Airport Management building at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang. A Malaysian airliner, carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, crashed on July 17 near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on July 17 that the Malaysian airliner that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. AFP PHOTO/ MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo credit should read MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANAN VATSYAYANA via Getty Images)
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An airports employee walks past a Malaysia Airlines signage at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang. A Malaysian airliner, carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, crashed on July 17 near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on July 17 that the Malaysian airliner that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. AFP PHOTO/ MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo credit should read MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANAN VATSYAYANA via Getty Images)
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A relative of passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from Amsterdam speaks on the phone as he waits for information outside the family holding area at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on July 18, 2014. Malaysia Airlines said on July 17 that it had 'lost contact' with one of its passenger planes carrying 295 people over eastern Ukraine, amid speculation it had been shot down. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. The head of Ukraine's air traffic control agency said Thursday that the crew of the Malaysia Airlines jet that crashed in the separatist east had reported no problems during flight. AFP PHOTO/ MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo credit should read MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANAN VATSYAYANA via Getty Images)
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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. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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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. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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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. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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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. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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A general view shows the site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash in the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk region, July 17, 2014. The Malaysian airliner was shot down over eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian militants on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard, a Ukrainian interior ministry official said. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev
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A general view shows the site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash in the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk region, July 17, 2014. The Malaysian airliner was shot down over eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian militants on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard, a Ukrainian interior ministry official said. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev
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The site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash is seen in the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk region, July 17, 2014. The Malaysian airliner MH-17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by militants on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard, a Ukrainian interior ministry official was quoted as saying by Interfax-Ukraine news agency. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev
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Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 takes off at 12.31 PM from Schiphol airport near Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 17 July 2014. A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 with more than 280 passengers on board crashed in eastern Ukraine, Russian and Ukrainian news agencies report. The airline said on its Twitter account that it lost contact with flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. Both Russian and Ukrainian sources confirmed that the plane went down between the city of Donetsk and the Russian border, an area that has seen heavy fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian government forces. (credit:EPA)
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Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 takes off at 12.31 PM from Schiphol airport near Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 17 July 2014. A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 with more than 280 passengers on board crashed in eastern Ukraine, Russian and Ukrainian news agencies report. The airline said on its Twitter account that it lost contact with flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. Both Russian and Ukrainian sources confirmed that the plane went down between the city of Donetsk and the Russian border, an area that has seen heavy fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian government forces. (credit:EPA)
The disappearance of the airliner from the radar screens as it flew over eastern Ukraine prompted immediate allegations and counter-allegations, with the government in Kiev and the separatist rebels blaming each other.
The rebels insisted that they did not have the equipment capable of bringing down an aircraft which was flying at such high altitude at more than 30,000 feet.
However Ukraine's security services produced what they said were two intercepted telephone conversations that they said showed rebels were responsible. In the first call, the security services said, rebel commander Igor Bezler told a Russian military intelligence officer that rebel forces shot down a plane yesterday.