Rescue workers, police and even coal miners are combing the site where a Malaysian jet crashed after being shot from the sky.

Up to 80 children were feared to be among the 295 passengers and crew who died after the Malaysian Airways plane was shot down over Ukraine yesterday afternoon.

Two intercepted telephone conversations apparently show rebels were responsible for downing a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine.

European Union foreign ministers added 13 people to their visa ban and asset freeze list over Ukraine’s crisis.