Also tucked away in the cargo section were four pigeons and five other birds . Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed Thursday in eastern Ukraine . The plane was carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when it went down over rebel-held territory near the Russian border.
Also tucked away in the cargo section were four pigeons and five other birds . Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed Thursday in eastern Ukraine . It was carrying 298 people of various nationalities , including Americans and Dutch .