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A Malaysian airplane was [shot / shoot] down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday evening. All 298 passengers and [crews / crew] died in the tragedy. Malaysians are still [in / on] shock after the loss of [another / other] airplane that disappeared in March. There are many [questions / questioning] over who shot the plane above Ukraine. The Ukrainian government is blaming pro-Russian [rebels / rebellions] from east Ukraine. The rebels are saying they do not have the technology to shoot down an airplane [flights / flying] above 10,000 metres. They blame Ukraine [for / from] the tragedy. The plane was flying from Amsterdam, Holland to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Air traffic controllers [told / tell] the pilot that the route above Ukrainian skies was safe, even though there was fighting [in / on] the ground.

All efforts are now on the [investigating / investigation] to find out what happened to the flight. There are many problems with [these / this] . The crash site near the village of Grabovo is in an [area / region] controlled by the rebels. There are [worrying / worries] that investigators will not get the airplane's black box. This will [provide / provides] important information about the last moments of the flight. [Experts / Expert] say the plane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. A Ukrainian government spokesman said rebels [used / using] a Russian-made Buk missile [launches / launcher] to shoot the plane. Rebel leader Alexander Borodai blamed the Ukrainian government. Since the crash, all air [spacing / space] above Ukraine has been closed. Planes already in the sky changed [direction / directing] to go around Ukraine.

 
 

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