The United States has concluded the Malaysian airline was shot down, a senior U.S. official told CNN’s Barbara Starr. One radar system saw a surface-to-air missile system turn on and track an aircraft right before the plane went down Thursday, according to the official. A second system saw a heat signature at the time the airliner was hit, the official said. The United States is analyzing the trajectory of the missile to try to learn where the attack came from.
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Airlines Warned About Ukrainian Airspace Before MH17 ‘Attack’ But Continued As It Was ‘Cheaper’
Airlines had been warned to avoid the route over Ukraine because of the violence below, however many carriers continued to use it because it was shorter and therefore cheaper, according to aviation experts.
Almost 300 people have died including up to 10 Britons after a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was apparently shot down near the Russia – Ukraine border.
Flight MH17 – a Boeing 777-200ER travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur – was in transit over the war-torn region when it disappeared from radar screens.
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