Statement by Prime Minister Najib Razak: Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17

Yesterday evening, I was informed of the terrible and deeply shocking news that a Malaysia Airlines jet went down in eastern Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines has confirmed that the jet was Malaysia Airlines flight 17, which was on a scheduled flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. The flight departed Amsterdam at , local time. It was scheduled to arrive in Kuala Lumpur at am, local, Malaysian time. The aircraft was a Boeing 777-200. The aircraft’s flight route was declared safe by the Internationa