‘Plane debris almost certainly from MH370’


A Malaysian man walks in front of a mural of missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 plane in a back-alley in Shah Alam on March 8, 2016.Malaysia and Australia said they remained hopeful of solving the mystery of flight MH370 as the second anniversary of the planes disappearance arrived March 8 with no end in sight for devastated families. / AFP / MANAN VATSYAYANA

PETALING JAYA: Experts have concluded that two pieces of plane debris found in South Africa and Mauritius “almost certainly” came from Flight MH370.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said after a “thorough examination” by the international experts, the Malaysian Icao Annex 13 Safety Investigation Team concluded that both pieces of debris “are consistent with panels found on a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft”.

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