KIMATAIFA: NDEGE NYINGINE YA MALAYSIA YAPOTEZA MAWASILIANO NA KUANGUKA UKRAINE IKIUA ABIRIA WOTE 295

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Crash site: Rescue workers inspect the wreckage of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane which was shot down today above Ukraine, killed all 295 people on board

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Destruction: The Boeing 777 aircraft was hit by a sophisticated surface-to-air missile over territory near Donetsk held by pro-Russian rebels who the Ukrainian government says are backed by the Kremlin

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Laying the blame: The Ukrainian authorities laid the blame for the attack on the rebels by denying any responsibility for the missile launch, with President Petro Poroshenko called the downing an act of terrorism

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Burning: Rescue workers walk through the burning wreckage of the plane after it crashed near the town of Shaktarsk in rebel-held east Ukraine

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No survivors: Witnesses say body parts are scattered over a distance of 15km, suggesting the plane broke up in mid-air