Non-living items on board included aircraft parts , diplomatic papers and flowers , according to a cargo manifest released by Malaysia Airlines . Also tucked away in the cargo hold were four pigeons and several other birds . Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed somewhere in eastern Ukraine . It was carrying 298 people of various countries , including Americans and Dutch .
Also tucked away in the cargo hold were four pigeons and several other birds . Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed somewhere in eastern Ukraine . It was carrying 298 people of various countries , including Americans and Dutch .