Civilian aircraft have been caught in the geopolitical crossfire before
If Malaysia Airlines flight 17 was shot down, it would be the latest example of a civilian aircraft being destroyed by military action, writes Robert Wright in New York.
• In 1973, Israeli jets shot down a Libyan airliner, killing 108 people, after the disoriented pilot strayed into airspace over the Sinai Peninsula, then occupied by Israel.
您已閱讀34%（413字），剩餘66%（799字）包含更多重要資訊，訂閱以繼續探索完整內容，並享受更多專屬服務。