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"SYDNEY \u2014 Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak called for \"justice\" over the downing of Flight MH17, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with 298 people on board when it went down in separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine.\nSpeaking at an emergency operations centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, just before 3pm ET Thursday, Razak said he did not have confirmation the plane was shot down \u2014 but that it did not let off a distress call.\n\"Today, regardless of nationality, we are all united in grief,\" Razak said as a list of passenger nationalities was released. \n\"If the plane was indeed shot down, we insist that the perpetrators must swiftly be brought to justice,\" he added. \"This is a tragic day in what has already been a tragic year for Malaysia.\" The country is still grieving from the loss of Malaysia Flight 370 in March.\n\nImage: Alexander Khudoteply, Getty ImagesRazak also spoke about the need for international access to the crash site in war-torn Ukraine:\nMalaysian officials have been in constant contact with their counterparts in Ukraine and elsewhere and I will be speaking to a number of world leaders over the coming hours. I've had several conversations with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, I have also spoken to the President of Ukraine. He has pledged that there will be a full, thorough and independent investigation and Malaysian officials will be invited to take parts. The Ukrainian President also confirmed that his Government will negotiate with rebels in the east of the country in order to establish a humanitarian corridor to the  crash site. Just now, I received a call from President Obama. He and I both agreed that the investigation must not be hindered in any way. \nThe Malaysian Prime Minister told Twitter of his shock after he first heard the news of the crash, and many Twitter users offered messages of support:\n\nI am shocked by reports that an MH plane crashed. We are launching an immediate investigation.\n\u2014 Mohd Najib Tun Razak (@NajibRazak) July 17, 2014\n\n\nTo our Prime Minister DS @NajibRazak be strong and calm, we can imagine how you feel now, we are with you, facing another sad moment. #MH17\n\u2014 MohdSharkarShamsudin (@mohdsharkar) July 17, 2014\n\n\nStop blaming @NajibRazak for all bad things that happened to the country. If you're just trying to be funny, know this; you're not.\n\u2014 Syamil Shahimi (@syamilshahimi) July 17, 2014\n\n\nLet only one person be the spokesman for #MH17 and dont repeat mistakes we've done in handling #MH370 - world is watching us! @NajibRazak\n\u2014 R. Sri Sanjeevan (@SanjeevanSS) July 17, 2014\n\n\nWe need you to stay strong dear pm, @NajibRazak . Maybe many Malaysian doesn't like you but in this case, you're not to be blamed!\n\u2014 Weisley Sneijak (@AizatNuruddin) July 17, 2014\n\n\nAkmar Binti Mohd Noor, 67, whose sister was onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from Amsterdam cries outside the family holding area at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.Image: Manan Vatsyayana, Getty Images)The Boeing 777 reportedly had 280 passengers and 15 crew on board. No one survived the crash. \nMalaysia Airlines said there were 154 passengers from the Netherlands on board, 27 Australia, 43 Malaysia, 12 Indonesia, 9 UK, 4 Germany, 4 Belgium, 3 Philippines, 1 Canada and 41 unknown.\nThe death toll has been revised after it was discovered three infants were also on board.\nAnyone with concerns about relatives in Australia is urged to call Department of Foreign Affairs on 1300 555 135.\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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