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Kiev claims rebels fired at passenger jet
Malaysian Airlines flight carried 295 passengers
KIEV officials pointed the finger at pro-Russian forces this evening for shooting down a Malaysian Airlines passenger plane over eastern Ukraine, with 295 people on board.
Interior Ministry adviser Anton Gerashenko said that the plane had been flying at an altitude of 33,000 feet when it was hit by a missile fired from a Buk launcher.
The Buk missile system can fire missiles up to an altitude of 72,000 feet.
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