Missing MH370: Aussie PM Abbott says he didn't 'jump the gun' over possible debris


An Amsa map shows the planned search area for the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean on March 21, 2014. - Picture taken from ABC News website.

CANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he did not "jump the gun" by announcing that satellite footage showed what could be debris from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, according to an ABC News report.

Authorities had identified two objects on satellite images almost 2,500km off the coast of Western Australia, but bad weather hampered initial searches by an RAAF Orion aircraft on Thursday.

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