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Biden: MH17 'blown out of the sky'

Libby Nelson is Vox's policy editor, leading coverage of how government action and inaction shape American life. Libby has more than a decade of policy journalism experience, including at Inside Higher Ed and Politico. She joined Vox in 2014.

MH17 was "apparently" shot down, Vice President Joe Biden said at the beginning of remarks at the Netroots Nation conference. The plane was "shot down, not an accident, blown out of the sky," Biden said.

He also said US officials will be assisting with the crash investigation.

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