Commercial Jet Goes Down Over Ukraine

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From CNN:

A Malaysia Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed in eastern Ukraine, Russian news agency Interfax reported Thursday. The jet is a Boeing 777, according to Interfax.

The plane reportedly went down near the border between Russia and Ukraine.

Oh crap. Ukrainian officials are apparently claiming that the plane was shot down by a Russian missile.

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