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Deja vu: Social media reacts to ill-fated flight #MH17

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Deja vu: Social media reacts to ill-fated flight #MH17
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MANILA, Philippines – Another Malaysian airliner crashed on Friday, July 18 (Philippine time), according to reports, and social media is all ears, eager to hear the latest updates. 

Malaysia Airlines, carrier of the ill-fated flight, immediately made their presence felt by tweeting this update:


Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak immediately expressed his shock on Twitter.

 

Just minutes after the news broke, #MH17 and #PrayforMH17 took the number 1 and 2 spots on Twitter’s worldwide trending topics, respectively.

These hashtags were also within the top 5 trending topics in the Philippines.

 

A scan report of the hashtag shows that netizens talking about the incident also used words like “crash/crashed,” “missiles,” and “shot.”


Social media is invested in the event, as it was not long ago when the world was grieving over Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which vanished last March 8. MH370 is likely to have ended at the southern Indian Ocean, according to Razak.


It took 18 days after the airline went missing before Malaysia Airlines tweeted their condolences for lives lost from #MH370. (READ: MH370: Tracking social conversations)


 

 
 After staying dormant for some time, #MH370 was also revived alongside trending hashtags #MH17 and #PrayForMH17.
 

What happened to the passengers of #MH17?

Disbelief, devastation, and despair – read the reactions of netizens on #MH17 below:


What other questions do you have in mind? Let us know in the comments section below. – Rappler.com 

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