Nothing suggests terrorism in missing flight: airline
Updated: 2014-03-09 17:53
(Xinhua)
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Developments in 24 hours on the missing Malaysia plane
BEIJING - No information has been confirmed so far to suggest terrorism is behind the loss of contact with Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, still unlocated as of Sunday afternoon, said the carrier in Beijing.
Information currently available shows that the provided passenger list matches booking information for the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, said Ignatius Ong Ming Choy, representative of Malaysia Airlines, at a press conference.
A Boeing 777-200 aircraft operated by Malaysia Airlines left Kuala Lumpur International Airport for Beijing at 12:41 a.m. Saturday.
Contact with the plane along with its radar signal was lost at 1:20 am Saturday when it was flying over the Ho Chi Minh air traffic control area in Vietnam.
The aircraft was carrying 12 Malaysian flight crew and 227 passengers including 154 Chinese.
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Missing plane may have turned back: official
The missing Malaysian jet may have turned back from its scheduled course to Beijing before disappearing, a military official said here Sunday.
2 passengers with false passports aboard missing plane
Two passengers with false passports got on board the missing Malaysian plane according to the closed-circuit television (CCTV) records, Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation Director General Azharuddin Abdul Rahman confirmed Sunday in a latest press conference.
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A Chinese coast guard vessel has entered the waters around the suspected site of the missing Malaysian plane to carry out a rescue mission. As of 11:30 am on Sunday, the vessel "China Coast Guard 3411" has entered the area and was about 45 nautical miles from where the plane was believed to be when it lost contact with ground control, according to China's State Oceanic Administration.
Malaysia Airline plane that went missing over Vietnam on Saturday has still not been located, said Li Jiaxiang, director of Civil Aviation Administration, China. China has dispatched a large team, including marine forces, to help in the search for the aircraft that was carrying 239 people, including 154 Chinese.
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