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Malaysian airplane was shot down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday evening. All 298 passengers and crew died in tragedy. Malaysians are still in shock after loss of another airplane that disappeared in March. There are many questions over who shot plane above Ukraine. Ukrainian government is blaming pro-Russian rebels from east Ukraine. rebels are saying they do not have technology to shoot down airplane flying above 10,000 metres. They blame Ukraine for tragedy. plane was flying from Amsterdam, Holland to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Air traffic controllers told pilot that the route above Ukrainian skies was safe, even though there was fighting on ground.

All efforts are now on investigation to find out what happened to flight. There are many problems with this. crash site near village of Grabovo is in area controlled by rebels. There are worries that investigators will not get airplane's black box. This will provide important information about last moments of flight. Experts say plane was shot down by surface-to-air missile. A Ukrainian government spokesman said rebels used Russian-made Buk missile launcher to shoot plane. Rebel leader Alexander Borodai blamed Ukrainian government. Since the crash, all air space above Ukraine has been closed. Planes already in sky changed direction to go around Ukraine.