[RainDreamer]

Why was it shot down though ? What does Russia have against Malaysia (assuming it was them who did it)

[umich]

And they haven't even found the other plane that's gone "missing"

This is going to be a mess

[EloiseheartsRiRi]

Originally posted by GoddessofLove

It's not like it's the company's fault that the plane was SHOT DOWN

I just saw the reason. O. M. G. Is it war upon us. EU better close the borders and put on heavy protection.

[ReginaPhalange]

Originally posted by Ichinaru19

Has a commercial airplane with passengers ever been shotdown like this before? RIP to the passengers

Yes, but the last big commercial plane shot down was in the 80's, killing 290

[jpow]

It's on CNN right now.

Apparently Russia thought it was a Ukrainian fighter jet.

[DanielMnstr]

SHOT DOWN? this is terrible.

[Ichinaru19]

Originally posted by rbautz

Yes, the Americans shotdown an Iranian airplaine the Russianss once in the 80's a Korean airplaine.

horrible

[One Nation]

"Shot down by Russian Rocket."

Uh oh.

[pxxxtrick]

It was shot down? That's literally insane.

[Poe Dameron]

They're saying on the news that the plane probably flew into Russian air pace, and they didn't know it was carrying civilians and they thought it was hostile

They'll have a clearer picture in a few hours

[IamCY]

RIP

[Lukey]

Why would it be shot down though? They didn't do anything.

[Cheetos]

the Russians did it

[EloiseheartsRiRi]

It is all over the news now.
It's still not clear what happened to today's Malaysia Airlines flight but last night, as the US announced new sanctions on Russia, American officials suggested Russian weapons were behind the downing of a Ukrainian transport aircraft on Monday. Here's what they had to say:
"On July 14th, Ukrainians lost an An-26 transport jet, which was shot down from an altitude of 21,000 feet, with eight crew on board. And only very sophisticated weapons systems would be able to reach this height."

[Witchpop]

Originally posted by jpow

It's on CNN right now.

Apparently Russia thought it was a Ukrainian fighter jet.

Because fighter jets and airliners look so similar.

I mean that MASSIVE size difference alone.

[Skywalker]

Yeah, Russia isn't getting away with this. The Malaysians are going to go for blood with this being their second incident of losing a plane (of which I have my suspicions regarding it's disappearance now).

[Flare]

Basically the News is reporting that maybe the Malaysian plane was caught in crossfire between Ukraine and Russia.

Ukraine has been accusing Russia of shooting planes across the border, down the past couple of weeks.

So it seems like that.

[WoozyFloozy]

Goddamn, this is absolutely terrible. RIP to all the victims.

And yeah, the airline is to blame to some extent for not having the brains to avoid the Russia-Ukraine border at all costs, but that doesn't excuse Russia's actions AT ALL, of course.

[I Am Music]

Well here we go. This will not go well at all.

[umich]

CNN is down