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Unconfirmed Report (Sorry) High-Profile AID Researchers & Scientists Were Passengers On Downed Plane
From The Guardian liveblog about the Malaysian Airlines crash:
There are unconfirmed reports that a number of the passengers on the plane were high-profile AIDS researchers and scientists on the way to Melbourne, Australia for the 2014 international conference.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/17/malaysia-airlines-plane-crashes-ukraine-live#block-53c854f9e4b0ff929b8c5c31
11.04am: HIV/AIDS activist Gregg Gonsalves reportedly said a number of the passengers on the plane were high-profile AIDS researchers and scientists on the way to Melbourne, Australia for the 2014 international conference.
http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/live-updates-malaysia-airlines-flight-mh17-disaster-6031383