Malaysia Airlines plane crash in Ukraine
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A Malaysian airliner with 295 people on board has crashed in Ukraine on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. The following images include some taken at the site of the crash.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is thought to have crashed near the settlement of Grabovo, as the Ukrainian government and rebels traded allegations it was shot down.
It had been due to enter Russian airspace when contact was lost, Malaysia Airlines said.
The plane, pictured here taking off earlier on Thursday, was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
Rescue workers are at the site of what is believed to be wreckage of the jet.
Russian separatists are believed to have shot down two Ukrainian military planes in recent days.
This is the second plane crash involving a Malaysia Airlines plane this year. Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing went missing in March.