MH370 search: RMAF rubbishes CNN report, no scrambling of aircraft to track down plane


KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) rubbished a CNN report, which stated that it had scrambled search aircraft to look for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on March 8. 

In a statement on Friday, RMAF chief Tan Sri Rodzali Daud said: "In my capacity as chief of the Royal Malaysian Air Force, I can confirm that the allegation is totally false". 

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