Ukraine Officials Tap 'Terrorists' For Downed Plane
*Cough* *cough* Russian-backed separatists *cough* *cough*
A Malaysia Airlines passenger jet crashed -- and was possibly shot down -- in eastern Ukraine on Thursday.
The plane had 280 passengers and 15 crew members on board, read a Facebook post from Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
The Boeing 777 was "shot down" over Ukraine by "terrorists" operating a Buk surface-to-air missile system, the post said.
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Mercy sakes....Malaysia is sure taking it on the chin when it comes to aircraft.
I gotta wonder if something like this happened to missing one. I love a good conspiracy theory.