Up to 10 British and 23 American passengers feared dead after Malaysian Airlines MH17 is shot down over Ukraine
Between five and 10 British passengers were among the 280 on board
Reportedly 23 Americans on board the plane which was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur
Flight MH17 believed to have been shot down in eastern Ukraine
Body parts and wreckage spread over nine-mile area, suggesting plane broke up mid-air
Ukrainian interior ministry says plane was shot down by a BUK surface-to-air missile
By Stephanie Linning
DailyMailUK
17 July 2014
Between five and 10 British passengers were among the 295 killed when a Malaysian Airlines plane was ‘shot down’ on the Russia-Ukraine border, it has been revealed.
There were reportedly 23 American passengers on the flight, according to Interfax news agency. At a news conference on Thursday afternoon, President Obama said that authorities were ‘working to confirm’ whether any American passengers on board.
Flight MH17, which was carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew and took off from Schiphol airport shortly after lunchtime today.
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