The shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, killing all 298 people on board, shocked the world just as the memory of missing MH370 was slowly beginning to fade. Air crashes are among the most terrible ways for people to die. Nobody is immune and sports teams have suffered their share of tragedies over the years.
A Boeing 737 crashed 10 kilometers from Manas International Airport near the Kyrgyzstan capital Bishkek on Aug 25, 2008. The plane was headed to the Iranian capital, Tehran, when it went down killing 70 people, including 10 members of a Kyrgyzstan youth basketball team due to compete in a tournament. [Photo/IC] |
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