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Wing part found on Reunion island is from MH370, French prosecutors say | |
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French prosecutors have said "with certainty" that the wing part found on Reunion island is from missing Malaysian Airlines plane MH370, it has been reported. | French prosecutors have said "with certainty" that the wing part found on Reunion island is from missing Malaysian Airlines plane MH370, it has been reported. |
In a statement on their findings, the Paris prosecutor's office said that analysis of the plane's flaperon revealed a serial number, that corresponded with another number on MH370. | In a statement on their findings, the Paris prosecutor's office said that analysis of the plane's flaperon revealed a serial number, that corresponded with another number on MH370. |
The Boeing 777 disappeared without a trace on 8 March, 2014, with 239 people on board. | The Boeing 777 disappeared without a trace on 8 March, 2014, with 239 people on board. |
In July, the flaperon was found washed up on the shores of Reunion, a small French island in the southern Indian Ocean. | In July, the flaperon was found washed up on the shores of Reunion, a small French island in the southern Indian Ocean. |
After it arrived on the island, having apparently drifted thousands of miles across the ocean from the search zone near Australia, it was hastily taken to France for analysis. | |
Since the flaperon was discovered, additional pieces of debris that investigators suspected may be from the plane have also been taken to France for analysis. | Since the flaperon was discovered, additional pieces of debris that investigators suspected may be from the plane have also been taken to France for analysis. |
On 5 August, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak confirmed in a press conference that the debris did indeed come from MH370. | On 5 August, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak confirmed in a press conference that the debris did indeed come from MH370. |
However, in another press conference in France on the same night, Paris prosecutor Serge Mackowiak declined to definitely confirm whether the debris was from the missing Boeing, instead saying that he would wait until analysis was complete to give a definite answer. | |
This story will be updated shortly | |