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Old 17th Jul 2014, 22:59
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AirScotia
 
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It is premature to conclude that this plane was hit by a missle.
New York Times reporting that missile was detected by military satellite: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/wo...=top-news&_r=0

A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 with 295 people aboard was shot down on Thursday by a surface-to-air missile, American officials have confirmed. The plane was traveling at about 30,000 feet, according to tracking information from a military spy satellite. The satellite was unable to detect where exactly the missile was fired.

Military and intelligence analysts are using mathematical formulas, high-speed computers and other sensors to try to pin down the missile’s point of origin. Other analysts will work with the Ukrainian authorities to recover and analyze pieces of the missile and the aircraft to help determine what kind of missile was fired, the officials said.
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