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Old 07-17-2014, 11:46 AM   #117
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Originally Posted by Byrns View Post
Why would Ukrainians shoot down a plane? The rebels aren't operating any air assets afaik.
Perhaps the SAM was fired during a routine training exercise and accidentally destroyed the civilian airliner. That exact scenario happened in 2001: the Ukrainian military shot down Siberia Airlines 1812 with a SAM.

I'm not saying it's likely that the Ukrainian military is responsible, but I don't think we can completely rule out that possibility either.
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