Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crash
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Alexei Druzhinin/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Reuters
Russian President Vladmir Putin called on Friday for a ceasefire by pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian government forces fighting in eastern Ukraine to allow for negotiations.All sides in the conflict must swiftly halt fighting and begin peace negotiations."Direct talks between the opposing sides must be established as soon as possible. All sides in the conflict must swiftly halt fighting and begin peace negotiations," Putin said at a meeting with Russian Orthodox Church leaders. -
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Malaysia Airlines has updated its list of the nationalities on board Flight MH17.[MASalert] Cargo Manifest and Airway Bill for MH17 is released - http://t.co/HUIWQXl7dxJul. 18, 2014
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The airline says the plane carried:- 189 Dutch.
- 44 Malaysian.
- 27 Australian.
- 12 Indonesian.
- Nine British.
- Four German.
- Four Belgian.
- Three Filipino.
- One Canadian.
- One person from New Zealand
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Malaysia Airlines' most recent statement also explains the flight plan and why MH17 was taking the route it did:
MH17’s flight plan was approved by Eurocontrol, who are solely responsible for determining civil aircraft flight paths over European airspace. Eurocontrol is the air navigation service provider for Europe and is governed under ICAO rules.
The route over Ukrainian airspace where the incident occurred is commonly used for Europe to Asia flights. A flight from a different carrier was on the same route at the time of the MH17 incident, as were a number of other flights from other carriers in the days and weeks before. Eurocontrol maintains records of all flights across European airspace, including those across Ukraine.
In April, the International Civil Aviation Organization identified an area over the Crimean peninsula as risky. At no point did MH17 fly into, or request to fly into, this area. At all times, MH17 was in airspace approved by the ICAO.
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Malaysian Prime Minister Mohd Najib Tun Razak spoke to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon about Flight MH17. -
[#MASalert] MH17’s flight plan was approved by Eurocontrol, who are responsible for determining flight paths. bit.ly/MH17updatesby Malaysia Airlines via twitter 7/18/2014 12:52:59 PM
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Michael Kooren/Reuters
Malaysia Airlines is aiming to take the families of victims to visit the crash site, said the airliner's European Vice-President Huib Gorter."We are working to see whether that is feasible," he said.
Gorter also said the airline will issue a cash payment of $5,000 per passenger to cover the initial expenses of next of kin currently awaiting news in a hotel in Amsterdam. -
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United Nations aviation body International Civil Aviation Organization denies that it closed air route over eastern Ukraine after the crash of Flight MH17.The organization says it does not have the power to open or close routes.ICAO earlier released a statement saying that it "is closely monitoring reports on this tragic incident and is co-ordinating with all relevant parties."ICAO Monitoring Loss of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17: http://t.co/WjQLbTN1QDJul. 17, 2014
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UN Security Council meeting now, you can watch live here cbc.ca/player/News/Wo… #MH17by Meagan Fitzpatrick via twitter 7/18/2014 2:19:04 PM
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Lucas Jackson/Reuters
Members of the United Nations Security Council observe a moment of silence for the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday. The U.N. Security Council on Friday called for a "full, thorough and independent international investigation" into the downing of the Malaysian airliner over Ukraine, urging all parties to grant investigators access to the site. -
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