27 australians missing on downed malaysian flight

[viewmont1071]

http://www.thereporter.com.au/news/malaysia-airlines-flight-mh17-shot-down-over-ukrai/2322591/

DUTCH authorities have confirmed that 27 Australians were among the 295 on board the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 which crashed overnight.

Anyone with concerns about friends or family, contact the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on 1300 555 135

DFAT: 'Grave concerns' for Australians on board MH17

[ufo_investigations]

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

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@ufo_investigations wrote:

Intercepted transcript from Russian radio reveals they shot down the plane. Apparently the plane was flying at 33,000 feet. 2,000 feet above Ukraine airspace.

What I want to know though whose idea was it that a commercial plane was safe to fly over a war zone?

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the flight route was declared 

safe by international civil aviation organisation

also the air space was not subject to restrictions

according to other air transport authorities. 

avoiding the area was up to individual airlines discretion. they

obviously didnt think a passenger plane would be targeted.

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Flying over a war zone is a dumb idea and it should never have been declared safe! No different to flying over Syria or Gaza right now. RIP to those who lost their lives.

[bluecat*dancing]

How very sad.

[Anonymous]

so sad 😞

[cherry*135]

It is very sad, such a large number of deaths.

My daughter is flying back from London next month, stopover in Kuala Lumpur. Can't imagine how horrific it would be to lose someone in a plane crash. 

[icyfroth]

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@love*today wrote:
I keep pondering on how this morning the Americans said that if any Americans were aboard they'd be hell to pay......yet Australia has lost over 25 civilians and we seem to be (for a non slap able word) weak in our response.

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The US is busting for another smoking gun to have a go at  Russia

[love*today]

Yeah true.
I can't make sense of it all, too early yet. I won't believe anything mainstream is reporting just yet.

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@love*today wrote:
I keep pondering on how this morning the Americans said that if any Americans were aboard they'd be hell to pay......yet Australia has lost over 25 civilians and we seem to be (for a non slap able word) weak in our response.

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The US is busting for another smoking gun to have a go at  Russia

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What I'm wondering is: where on earth are they ever going to find a team to investigate it whose findings will be accepted by both sides?

[***super_nova***]

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@love*today wrote:
I keep pondering on how this morning the Americans said that if any Americans were aboard they'd be hell to pay......yet Australia has lost over 25 civilians and we seem to be (for a non slap able word) weak in our response.

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The plane was shot down by mistake over Ukraine; just as USA shot Iranian airliner in 1988 and earlier USSR shot down the Korean one.  So what sort of response do you want?  It will be dificult to prove that Russians gave the misile to the rebels; it could have been taken from Ukrainian forces. 

The worrying thing is that as there are so many conflicts going on around the world, and all sorts of people are getting hold of some very dangerous weapons.  Frankly, I feel nervous to fly over Pakistan, where there are so many west hating radicals, who would not hesitate to shoot down airliner given the chance.

[cq_tech]

Flying in areas of conflict will never be safe while commercial passenger aircraft make such ideal soft targets. 😞

[*mrgrizz*]

can you see a jumbo jet flying at 33000 feet(10 km) from the ground to even shoot at?