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White House says FBI 'aiding MH370 investigation' White House says FBI 'aiding MH370 investigation'
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The FBI is aiding the Malaysian government's search for an airliner missing for more than a week, the White House has confirmed.The FBI is aiding the Malaysian government's search for an airliner missing for more than a week, the White House has confirmed.
The US investigators are believed to be helping the Malaysians search a home flight simulator belonging to one of the pilots of flight MH370 for clues.The US investigators are believed to be helping the Malaysians search a home flight simulator belonging to one of the pilots of flight MH370 for clues.
The pilot is said to have deleted some files from the computer simulator.The pilot is said to have deleted some files from the computer simulator.
Teams from 26 countries are trying to find flight MH370, which went missing on 8 March with 239 people on board.Teams from 26 countries are trying to find flight MH370, which went missing on 8 March with 239 people on board.
The Malaysia Airlines flight was headed from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
Dragged away
On Wednesday, White House spokesman Jay Carney confirmed the FBI was assisting the investigation and said Malaysia was also speaking to US aviation and transport accident investigation agencies.
"We are finding that the level of cooperation with the Malaysian government is solid, and we are working closely with the Malaysians as well as our other international partners in this effort to find out what happened to the plane and why it happened," he said.
A US law enforcement official told Reuters the Malaysian officials gave the FBI access to data generated by both pilots including data from a hard drive attached to the captain's flight simulator and electronic media used by a co-pilot.
But the official stressed there was no guarantee the FBI analysis would lead to further clues.
Malaysian police chief Khalid Abu said some data had been deleted from the simulator found at Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah's home on 3 February and that investigators were trying to recover the deleted files.
The acting transport minister, Hishammuddin Hussein, stressed the captain should be considered innocent until proven guilty and that members of his family were co-operating with the investigation. Deleting files would not necessarily be suspicious, particularly if it were to free up memory space.
Earlier, frustration with the search boiled over into chaotic scenes as Chinese relatives were dragged away from journalists in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur.Earlier, frustration with the search boiled over into chaotic scenes as Chinese relatives were dragged away from journalists in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur.
They were attempting to speak to Chinese journalists outside the daily press conference.They were attempting to speak to Chinese journalists outside the daily press conference.
A BBC reporter was pushed away from the relatives, who were carrying banners criticising the handling of the case.A BBC reporter was pushed away from the relatives, who were carrying banners criticising the handling of the case.
One of the relatives, a middle-aged woman, cried: "They give different messages every day! Where's the flight now? Find our relatives! Find the aircraft!"One of the relatives, a middle-aged woman, cried: "They give different messages every day! Where's the flight now? Find our relatives! Find the aircraft!"
The Malaysian government said later it regretted the scenes and ordered an investigation, saying "one can only imagine the anguish they are going through".The Malaysian government said later it regretted the scenes and ordered an investigation, saying "one can only imagine the anguish they are going through".