Live Updates on MH17: Rebel Leader Denies Interfering With Crash Site

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Mashable is following the latest reports on the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17. See our previous coverage here.

3 things you need to know:

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down on Thursday over eastern Ukraine with 298 people on board — nearly 200 of them were Dutch. There are no known survivors.

U.S. officials believe the plane was downed by a missile fired by pro-Russian separatists. It may have been mistaken for a Ukrainian air force cargo plane.

World leaders are demanding an immediate investigation.