Malaysia Airlines, which owned the crashed in Eastern Ukraine Boeing 777, voiced precise data on number of the passengers and crew members on Board the aircraft.

According to reliable information of the carrier, in the crash killed 283 passengers and 15 crew members.

According to the statement made by the airline, on Board was attended by 154 subjects of the Netherlands, 27 Australians, 23 Malaysian, 11 Indonesians, 6 British, 4 native Germany and Belgium, 3 Filipinos and 1 canadian. Nationality 41 passenger yet to be determined. According to some information, among them 23 American. All 15 members of the crew were Malaysians, according to RIA Novosti.

Will add, that earlier it was said about 280 passengers on Board the crashed Boeing. In addition, it became known that on the plane Malaysia Airlines flew scientists and researchers AIDS, reports The Guardian. Experts followed by the twentieth international conference on AIDS research. The meeting should take place in Melbourne from 20 to 25 July. Adept of the International society of struggle against AIDS said that his organization expects confirmation of individuals killed men.

As we were informed Melbourne Herald sun, on the terrain of Ukraine, close to the Russian border, fell Boeing 777 Malaysian airlines performing flights Amsterdam - Kuala Lumpur. 50 km to the entry into the air space of Russia, he started to decline, after which he was found burning on earth terrain of Ukraine. In consequence of the crash killed 280 passengers and 15 crew members. The wreckage of the Malaysian liner are in the village of Grabovo, Donetsk region.

Note that according to one version Malaysian Boeing 777 was shot down by ground attack air force of Ukraine. Otherwise, the reason of the crash was an attack from land-of-arms like a "Book", which is the day before it entered service with the Ukrainian army near Donetsk.
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