Debris found in Mauritius to be examined by MH370 investigators

Australia said that more than 95,000 square kilometers of a 120,000 square kilometer target zone had been searched


Reuters April 03, 2016
School children look at a board showing some of the passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on the second anniversary of its disappearance in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 8, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Australia said that a piece of suspected aeroplane debris found east of Africa on Mauritius will be examined to see if it is part of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing two years ago in one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.

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Australia has led the search for the plane, which went missing in March 2014 with 239 people on board on a flight from the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, to Beijing, and Transport Minister Darren Chester said the debris, reportedly found on Thursday, was an "item of interest".

"The Malaysian government is working with officials from Mauritius to seek to take custody of the debris and arrange for its examination," Chester said in a statement.

He did not say from what part of the missing Boeing 777 the debris was suspected to have come.

"...Until the debris has been examined by experts, it is not possible to ascertain its origin."

The Malaysian government could not be immediately reached for comment.

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Last month, Australia said debris found in Mozambique was "almost certainly from MH370" and in 2015 French authorities said a wing part found on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion was part of the plane.

Australia said that more than 95,000 square kilometers of a 120,000 square kilometer target zone had been searched and that the entire zone would be covered by June, when the search is scheduled to end.

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