KIEV, July 17 (Reuters) - A Malaysian passenger plane that came down in eastern Ukraine on Thursday was shot down by a Buk ground-to-air missile, a Ukrainian interior ministry official, quoted by Interfax news agency said.
The official, Anton Gerashchenko, said all the 280 passengers and 15 crew had been killed.
(Writing by Richard Balmforth; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)
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