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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Thu Jul 17, 2014, 04:28 PM Jul 2014

Ukrainian rebel website suggests insurgents shot down Malaysia Airlines plane by mistake [View all]

Source: Agence France-Presse

A social media site attributed to a top Ukrainian rebel commander said the insurgents had shot down an army transporter at the location where a Malaysia Airlines plane crashed Thursday near the Russian border.

The comments by the top military commander of the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” suggest the separatists shot down the Malaysia Airlines plane by mistake, believing it was a large Ukrainian army transport plane.

“We just downed an An-26 near Torez. It is down near the Progress mine,” said the VK page attributed to Igor Strelkov, which is frequently quoted by Ukrainian media.

The rebels shot down another An-26 in rebel-held eastern Ukraine on June 14, killing 49 government servicemen.

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Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/17/ukrainian-rebel-website-suggests-insurgents-shot-down-malaysia-airlines-plane-by-mistake/

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Ukrainian rebel website suggests insurgents shot down Malaysia Airlines plane by mistake [View all] DonViejo Jul 2014 OP

Who wants to bet that there's a frantic search underway for the black boxes? ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #1

Interfax is claiming Rebels have the boxes and are sending them to Moscow KeepItReal Jul 2014 #6

Pro-Russian rebels already got the black boxes... SkyDaddy7 Jul 2014 #7

If the blackboxes show do up in Russia it will certainly beg the question davidpdx Jul 2014 #15

My guess is the PRS or the Russia special forces got the black boxes... SkyDaddy7 Jul 2014 #20

But what would even be on them? Reter Jul 2014 #17

Most likely, but still... ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #18

But "disappearing" such obvious potential evidence would tblue37 Jul 2014 #24

Exactly. It would be evidence of a cover-up. Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #26

Oh, I don't disagree with that at all. ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #29

oy this is not good dembotoz Jul 2014 #2

Google cache of the now-deleted post: joshcryer Jul 2014 #3

thanks josh. :( Cha Jul 2014 #13

Local Attempts To Wriggle Off This, Sir, Have Been Most Amusing.... The Magistrate Jul 2014 #4

"by mistake"??? Dopers_Greed Jul 2014 #5

Yes, after the fact Bad Thoughts Jul 2014 #10

DAMN! elleng Jul 2014 #8

As soon as they realized what they done they started pointing fingers at the Ukrainian military. herding cats Jul 2014 #9

I wonder how Putin will react to this tragic "mistake" made by these "rebels"? red dog 1 Jul 2014 #11

He's already on record. Igel Jul 2014 #14

I'm pretty sure the rebels involved are about to be "KIA'd" Blue_Tires Jul 2014 #19

The pungent smell of bullshit... dhill926 Jul 2014 #12

The Putin shills will be along any minute to explain how this is the fault of the Nazis in Kiev. NT Adrahil Jul 2014 #16

True. Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #27

If this plane was shot down in March, why are the bodies just now starting to bloat?????? Herself Jul 2014 #21

What are you talking about? Reter Jul 2014 #22

I posted that I got my wires crossed. Herself Jul 2014 #25

Yes, it's everyone else's fault Reter Jul 2014 #30

Post removed Post removed Jul 2014 #31

You crazy. nt Codeine Jul 2014 #23

Some thoughts PeaceMonger12345 Jul 2014 #28