Makeshift Memorials, Mounting Tensions: The MH17 Tragedy in Photos

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By Karissa Bell2014-07-18 01:22:41 UTC

Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down Thursday while flying over a region of Eastern Ukraine currently controlled by pro-Russian separatists, killing all of the plane's 298 passengers, including three infants.

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The nationalities of some of those on board remain unknown but the majority of the passengers came from the Netherlands, Australia and Malaysia, according to official statements by Malaysia Airlines. While families of the victims await answers about exactly what happened and who is responsible, makeshift memorials sprang up around the Dutch embassy in Kiev amid mounting tensions between Ukrainian and Russian officials.

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Topics: Malaysian Airlines, MH17, US & World, US & World, World