A Malaysia Airlines passenger jet carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed in an area of eastern Ukraine.
Malaysia Airlines plane crashes in Ukraine; all 295 on board dead; Ukraine says Flight MH17 may have been shot down by missile
Malaysia Airlines Crash in Ukraine Is Called 'Act of Terror'
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Malaysian president Najib Razak said he was "shocked".
"I am shocked by reports that an MH plane crashed," he said on his Twitter account. "We are launching an immediate investigation."
The White House says US president Barack Obama has ordered senior US officials to remain in close touch with Ukrainian officials about the downed plane.
Mr Obama has spoken to the Russian president about the crash.
"The Russian leader informed the US president about an air-traffic controllers' report that came just before their phone conversation that a Malaysian plane crashed in Ukraine," the Kremlin said in a statement.
Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte says he is shocked by the crash.
Other airlines are now avoiding east Ukrainian air space, including Germany's biggest airline Lufthansa.
"Lufthansa has decided to avoid the east Ukrainian air space by a wide margin with immediate effect," a company spokesperson said.
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