Obama Says Malaysia Jet Hit From Rebel-Held Area in Ukraine

President Barack Obama said the U.S. has concluded that a surface-to-air missile launched from insurgent-held territory in eastern Ukraine brought down a Malaysia Airlines jetliner, as that country’s conflict takes a toll on lives far beyond its borders.

The disaster that killed all 298 people on the commercial flight has spurred anger among nations whose citizens were lost. Malaysia is sending its transport minister to Kiev today as it called for investigators to be allowed access to the crash site, while Australia’s foreign minister will go to New York to seek a binding United Nations resolution on an independent probe.