Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (C) delivers a statement on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 during a press conference at the Putra World Trade Center (PWTC) in Kuala Lumpur on March 24, 2014. The Malaysian Prime Minister on March 24 said that the flight of the missing Malaysian airlines MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean. PHOTO: AFP
KUALA LAMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Monday dispelled all hope when he informed the media at a press conference the missing airliner MH370 had ended its journey in the Southern Indian Ocean.
"With deep sadness and regret I must inform you that, according to this new data, flight #MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean."
— Mohd Najib Tun Razak (@NajibRazak) March 24, 2014
"It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that, according to this new data, flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean," Najib Razak told the press conference.
According to satellite analysis the plane flew along the southern corridor and its last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth, far from any possible landing site, the Prime Minister informed.
A press release from the Prime Minister's office said that the information about the jet's fate came from the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB).
In a Malaysia Airlines press release, the airline said that "the ongoing multinational search operation will continue, as we seek answers to the questions which remain".
Families of the passengers and crew members were briefed by Malaysia Airlines before the press conference who were told that there were no survivors.
The above infographic represents the nationalities of the passengers on board flight MH370. GRAPHIC: AFP
The Malaysian Prime Minister's office also released the following statement:
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I suspect a foul play by India. No wonder after 5 or 10 years, a high ranking CBI officer will unveil India's complicity in this tragedy.
islam and muslims have its own contribution in this tragedy. all died for what?
wait till NYT reports that southern indian ocean is actually the second name for tribal belt in Pakistan and we are awashed here in these comment columns by Hindustanis throwing up all sorts of venom against us on supposedly "our" news websites
The Malaysian PM gave a simplistic explanation, but did not explain why all the automatic emergency signals in MH370 have not been detected, and why it traveled about a 1000 miles further than its fuel range. There are so many unanswered technical questions that one has to be doubtful of the official statement.
This is an attempt to bring ' closure ' for the families involved. The debate of why and how will go on for some time until some concrete evidence is shown.
A very tragic news indeed. But what is mind-boggling for me is the fact that what was the plane doing there in the middle of the ocean? there are 1000's of km of water every-where around it. If it wanted an emergency landing, why did it end here. If it was hijacked, why did the hijackers bring it to this corner of the world where it would have 1000% chance to crash @ sea. Totally bizarre. If a pilot is on suicide mission, why take it so far away. he could just as well crash land it whereever he felt like it.
a very tragic news indeed. Condolences for the grieved families. Their misery is finally over but on a very sad and painful note. May Allah give the families courage to bear the loss ... Aameen Finally speculations of all kind are also over and hopefully there will be no more 'conspiracy theories' and sensationalized reporting. Hope debris s found soon so cause for the crash can be ascertained...
My deepest condolences to the family and friends of flight MH370. May they find solace and comfort in the arms of the angels.
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Extremely sad! A very very sad news, and terrible time for the families. May the departed souls rest in peace! May the families find strength to go through this painful time :(
May they all R.I.P
What a tragic news for all the family members and friends of people on board. It also reminds us that everyone has to die and it can be as unexpected as it has been in this case. RIP!