Sentence examples for airliner down from inspiring English sources

The report backs Russia's initial assertion that a bomb brought the airliner down, rather than being shot down as suggested by UK and US intelligence agencies.

Evidence included images purportedly showing a surface-to-air missile launcher in the area, analysis of voice recordings of pro-Russian rebels apparently admitting bringing the airliner down and social-media activity pointing to rebel involvement.

A rebel fighter going by the nom de guerre of "Major" is heard telling another comrade called "Grek" that a group of fighters had brought the airliner down.

But we were left to imagine for ourselves the human terror inside the airliner, down the corridors and elevator lobbies of the stricken buildings, or in the streets below as the towers collapsed on to rescue workers and morning crowds.

Analysis of voice recordings of pro-Russian rebels apparently admitting bringing the airliner down.

The coverage of the Malaysian airliner downed over Ukraine was a perfect example.

After months of denial, Egypt has finally admitted that the Russian airliner downed in the Sinai last year was indeed targeted by terrorists.

The passengers on board the airliner shot down over Ukraine could have been from any country.

When I heard that an airliner was down in a frigid river and that every soul was saved, I knew we were witness to something beyond extraordinary.

Surely, giving pilots a chance to defend the cockpit is preferable to having the hijackers win, or having the airliner shot down by the Defense Department.

Soon after the St Petersburg-bound airliner went down in Egypt on Saturday, Russians began reposting social media photographs of happy beachgoers that had suddenly taken on tragic new meaning.