Malaysia's Prime Minister has called for a thorough investigation into the crash of flight MH17. He said this at a news conference in Kuala Lumpur after speaking with leaders of Ukraine, the Netherlands, and the US.

"Malaysia Airlines has confirmed that the aircraft did not make a distress call. The flight was carrying a total number of 295 people comprising 280 passengers and 15 crew members. We must and we will find out precisely what happened with this flight. No stone will be left unturned. If it transpires that the plane was indeed shot down, we insist that the perpetrators must swiftly be brought to justice." sid Najib Razak, laysian Prime Minister.