Noah Sneider describes himself as a writer and journalist based in Donetsk, Ukraine. Today, he is tweeting from the scene of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash site:
Firefighters putting out smoldering wreckage of #mh17. Everything burnt out, grass, plane, ppls minds. Impossible to comprehend… #ukraine
— Noah Sneider (@NoahSneider) July 17, 2014
Locals say everything exploded in the air, fell in pieces, both bodies and plane itself. Ppl thought they were being bombed. #ukraine #mh17
— Noah Sneider (@NoahSneider) July 17, 2014
"I've never seen anything like it," one local rebel fighter tells me. "You look down and see ears, fingers, bones." #ukraine #mh17
— Noah Sneider (@NoahSneider) July 17, 2014
Alleged photos of the crash site and debris are appearing elsewhere on Twitter:
PHOTOS: #MH17 crashes in Ukraine – http://t.co/LYBNnoMcTY pic.twitter.com/giz6lNBLVk
— Newstalk ZB (@NewstalkZB) July 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/AnatawaWakai/status/489854915179585538
'Nine Britons, 23 US citizens and 80 children' feared dead after #MH17 jet 'shot down' http://t.co/RZKxYskhg0 pic.twitter.com/N39xopC9G6
— The Independent (@Independent) July 17, 2014
Malaysia airliner crash: what we know so far http://t.co/0apJ3QBenf #MH17 pic.twitter.com/C0rhyLko13
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 17, 2014
NEW PHOTO: Crash site of Malaysia #MH17 plane in E. #Ukraine, 280+ passengers on board http://t.co/7wORuwKiHH pic.twitter.com/Y7uN9ctfTT
— RT (@RT_com) July 17, 2014
No Survivors: Malaysia Jet Crash in Ukraine Kills 295 People http://t.co/D55u0qZU6g pic.twitter.com/ozJnA2SLkf
— WPXI (@WPXI) July 17, 2014
PHOTO: Alleged photo of debris of Malaysian flight MH17 after crash at Ukraine-Russia border – @RT_com pic.twitter.com/4T0wQxKANw
— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) July 17, 2014
Editor’s note: We have not confirmed the authenticity of the above photos.
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