Missing MH307: Vietnam expands search to mountainous and forest areas


HO CHI MINH CITY: Massive search for the missing Malaysian plane will be expanded to scour mountainous and forest areas, said Lieut Gen Vo Van Tuan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.

"We have informed units and localities on land, including Military Zones 5, 7 and 9, and localities in the western, southeastern and central regions, to deploy forces to find the plane," Tuan said on Tuesday.

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