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Internet hurls firestorm after Jason Biggs’ Malaysian Airlines joke

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NEW YORK — Actor and comedian Jason Biggs tweeted a joke about the crash of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 and created a firestorm of anger on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/JasonBiggs/statuses/489812067881611264

The flight had 295 people on board and officials said it was shot down Thursday near the Ukraine/Russia border.

Biggs was quickly criticized for the joke.