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Originally Posted by senior citizen
The reason I posted initially (after seeing the breaking news as we were having our lunch) is that, number one I am of Ukrainian ancestry via my mom and maternal grandparents......secondly, we both thought it was a double tragedy following that other Malaysian passenger jet's disappearance a few months back........plus we know a lot of people who fly to the Asian countries on business.........not to say that any of the passengers are known to us. Just heard they are working on notifying the families first, before they publish who these Americans might be.
Any large passenger jet that goes down in such a fashion is shocking news to many people..........almost unheard of to be struck by a missile......although my husband recalled a few earlier incidents of planes
being shot down by missiles.........the Russians shot down a Korean passenger jet in the '80s????? Also, we shot a Iranian passenger plane in the 90's?????? We apologized. He remembers this.
I do not.
Our own adult kids fly a lot.........so again, this is of interest to us. As another just mentioned, if it is a terrorist attack (?) it is of interest to all of us.
We were watching Scott Pelley ; he did a great job of keeping it interesting while Anderson Cooper stammered as usual.......we kept flipping from station to station. FOX also covered it well..........
As far as it being a terrorist attack, the Russians say they did not do it, nor the Ukrainian separatists (coerced by Russia)........but it was a RUSSIAN MISSILE.........that struck a Boeing 777 passenger jet. 295 onboard.
The Russian missiles are used by the Ukrainian Army.....however, the Russian missiles are also used by the Ukrainian Separatists who are coerced by Russia.
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I do thank you for posting this SC....I didn't have TV or news on computer on so I was unaware. It is indeed tragic, innocent people have died.
There is lots to do to determine exactly what caused this large plane to plummet to earth. Emotions are highly charged at this point....now it is time for science to help determine exactly what happened.
I do understand your concern about family flying, my son flies quite a bit. Mothers always worry no matter how old our babies are.
Prayers for all who have suffered because of this, as well as all of humanity are offered.