PHOTO UPDATE: MALAYSIAN AIRLINE CRASH

EARLIER A Malaysian airliner has crashed in Ukraine, near Russian border Malaysia Airlines says contact with Flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was lost at 1415 GMT There were 280 passengers and 15 crew members on board There are reports of bodies and burning wreckage on the ground The Ukrainian military and pro-Russian rebels have accused each other of shooting down the plane; both sides say they were not responsible Several airlines, including Lufthansa and Air France, say they will now avoid eastern Ukrainian airspace Jump media playerMedia player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. BBC coverage: Malaysia Airlines crash 18:53: More images have now emerged showing the devastation at the scene of the crash: An armed pro-Russian separatist stands at a site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash in the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk region on 17 July 2014. 18:51: An aviation expert has told the BBC it is unlikely that anyone survived the crash. Peter Felsted, the editor of Jane's Defence Weekly, said sophisticated weaponry would have been needed to take down a flight travelling at such an altitude.