In pictures: The stillness in the aftermath of a disaster

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Updated On Jul 18, 2014 02:12 pm IST

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Ukrainian woman lies down in front of Dutch embassy holding a poster reading "Putin is a killer", in Kiev,Ukraine on July 17, 2014. A Malaysian Airlines passenger jet was shot down in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, and both the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels blamed one another for the attack.(AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Updated on Jul 18, 2014 02:12 pm IST

Ukrainian woman lies down in front of Dutch embassy holding a poster reading "Putin is a killer", in Kiev,Ukraine on July 17, 2014. A Malaysian Airlines passenger jet was shot down in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, and both the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels blamed one another for the attack.(AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

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A picture taken on July 17, 2014 shows the wreckages of the malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. (AFP)

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A picture taken on July 17, 2014 shows the wreckages of the malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. (AFP)

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A firefighter stands as flames burst amongst the wreckages of the malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 17, 2014. (AFP)

Updated on Jul 18, 2014 02:12 pm IST

A firefighter stands as flames burst amongst the wreckages of the malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine, on July 17, 2014. (AFP)

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Wreckages of the malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine on July 17, 2014. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. (AFP/Dominique Faget)

Updated on Jul 18, 2014 02:12 pm IST

Wreckages of the malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine on July 17, 2014. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. (AFP/Dominique Faget)

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A picture taken on July 17, 2014 shows the wreckages of the malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. (AFP)

Updated on Jul 18, 2014 02:12 pm IST

A picture taken on July 17, 2014 shows the wreckages of the malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. (AFP)

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People stand amongst the wreckages of the malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Ukrainian authorities on Thursday declared the east of the country a no-fly zone after the plane crashed in the volatile region. (AFP/Alexander Khudoteply)

Updated on Jul 18, 2014 02:12 pm IST

People stand amongst the wreckages of the malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Ukrainian authorities on Thursday declared the east of the country a no-fly zone after the plane crashed in the volatile region. (AFP/Alexander Khudoteply)

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A man walks amongst the wreckages of the malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. The Malaysian airliner was shot down over Ukraine by a surface-to-air missile on July 17, 2014 but it was unclear who fired the weapon. (AFP/Alexander Khudoteply)

Updated on Jul 18, 2014 02:12 pm IST

A man walks amongst the wreckages of the malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. The Malaysian airliner was shot down over Ukraine by a surface-to-air missile on July 17, 2014 but it was unclear who fired the weapon. (AFP/Alexander Khudoteply)

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Akmar Binti Mohd Noor, 67, whose sister was onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from Amsterdam cries outside the family holding area at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on July 18, 2014. (AFP/Manan Vatsyayana)

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Akmar Binti Mohd Noor, 67, whose sister was onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from Amsterdam cries outside the family holding area at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on July 18, 2014. (AFP/Manan Vatsyayana)

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