#MH17: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Crash - Live Report

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JULY 18 2014

1.34am: Number of dead from crash is more than 300, Interfax says, quoting interior ministry advisor.

1.27am: Netizens react to tragic news of crashed MAS plane, just over four months since flight MH370 disappeared. 

1.21am: The black box from flight MH17 has been reportedlly found 60km from the Russian border, reports CNN.

1.16am: Reuters reports that at least 100 bodies were found at the crash site.

1.10am: The New York Times reports that Ukraine’s president Petro O. Poroshenko was calling for an immediate investigation of the crash and did not rule out that it might have been shot down.

12.58am:

12.40am: MAS says it lost contact with MH17 at 1415GMT (10.15pm Malaysian time); the Boeing 777 was carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew members.

12.31am: A Ukrainian official said a plane carrying 295 people was shot down over a town in the east of the country. Malaysia Airlines said on its Twitter feed that it "has lost contact of MH17 from Amsterdam. The last known position was over Ukrainian airspace. More details to follow.". Details here.

12:15am: Ukraine's Interior Minister says a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet has been shot down over Eastern Ukraine. PM Najib says he's shocked over the news and that Malaysia is investigating the matter. The plane was allegedly carrying 295 passengers when the incident occurred.

The flight was en route to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam and was flying over the area that's the scene of fierce fighting between Russia and Ukraine. Early reports here.