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

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

 
 

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