A Malaysian airliner flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, which has seen heavy fighting between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists. A Ukrainian interior ministry official, Anton Gerashchenko, said the airliner, was hit by a ground-to-air missile. The plane, a Boeing 777, was carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew members.
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![People walk amongst the debris at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine.](https://gdb.voanews.com/43727760-a9a0-45bf-88b3-c199dd30b0d1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People walk amongst the debris at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine.
![People take photos of a screen showing arrival details of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 (C) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9c191eef-6511-4c34-808b-39a66f06e36f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People take photos of a screen showing arrival details of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 (C) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang.
![A woman reacts to news regarding a Malaysia Airlines plane that crashed in eastern Ukraine at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a10229f4-6ef3-44be-a0fb-48812a727738_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman reacts to news regarding a Malaysia Airlines plane that crashed in eastern Ukraine at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia.
![The upper floor of Schiphol Airpoart in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is closed for media and reserved for family and relatives of Malaysia Airlines flight MH-17.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ddf5fbaf-cf55-43ab-a3c2-3692e18c6636_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The upper floor of Schiphol Airpoart in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is closed for media and reserved for family and relatives of Malaysia Airlines flight MH-17.