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Malaysia Airlines MH370: Relatives in Beijing scuffles | Malaysia Airlines MH370: Relatives in Beijing scuffles |
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Angry relatives of passengers on board the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have clashed with police outside Malaysia's embassy in the Chinese capital, Beijing. | Angry relatives of passengers on board the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have clashed with police outside Malaysia's embassy in the Chinese capital, Beijing. |
It came after Malaysian PM Najib Razak said a new analysis of satellite data showed the plane had ended its journey in remote seas south-west of Australia. | It came after Malaysian PM Najib Razak said a new analysis of satellite data showed the plane had ended its journey in remote seas south-west of Australia. |
China has asked to see the data on which Malaysia's conclusion was based. | China has asked to see the data on which Malaysia's conclusion was based. |
The search for missing flight MH370 has been suspended because of bad weather. | The search for missing flight MH370 has been suspended because of bad weather. |
The plane disappeared on 8 March as it flew from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, including 153 Chinese nationals. | |
In Beijing, relatives of the passengers released a statement accusing the Malaysian government of trying to "delay, distort and hide the truth". | |
Dozens then left their Beijing hotel on a protest bound for the Malaysian embassy. Police stopped their buses from leaving, so they got off and walked to the diplomatic mission. | |
Scuffles broke out as protesters threw water bottles and tried to storm the building, demanding to meet the ambassador. | |
In a BBC interview, Malaysia Airlines chief executive Ahmad Jauhari Yahya defended his company against criticism from the families. | |
"I think it's unfair," he said. "I think we've done all we can within our means to help them." | |
Final signal | Final signal |
The families appear to be becoming more critical of the Chinese authorities themselves, the BBC's Celia Hatton reports from Beijing. | |
While some defended the authorities, others denounced the Chinese government as "corrupt". | |
Meanwhile acting Malaysian Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the latest analysis of satellite data showed a final automatic signal - known as a "handshake" or "ping" - that was still being investigated. | |
"There is evidence of a partial handshake between the aircraft and ground station at 0019 UTC (GMT)," he told a news conference on Tuesday. "At this time, this transmission is not understood and is subject to further ongoing work." | |
If confirmed, this signal would have been sent more than seven hours after contact with air traffic control was lost, and eight minutes after the last confirmed handshake. | |
A multinational search effort has focused on seas some 2,500km (1,500 miles) to the south-west of the Australian city of Perth. | |
The transport minister said that as a result of the latest analysis, the area of search had been narrowed from 2.24m sq nautical miles to 469,407 sq nautical miles. | |
Operations in the northern corridor - one of two large areas where the plane might have ended its journey - had been completely called off to concentrate on the southern part of the southern corridor in the Indian Ocean, he added. | |
The Malaysian PM said on Monday it had to be concluded "with deep sadness and regret" that "flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean". | |
Mr Najib said the conclusion the plane was lost was based on new satellite analysis by British firm Inmarsat and information from the UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). | Mr Najib said the conclusion the plane was lost was based on new satellite analysis by British firm Inmarsat and information from the UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). |
But Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Xie Hangsheng issued a statement saying: "We demand the Malaysian side state the detailed evidence that leads them to this judgement, as well as supply all the relevant information and evidence about the satellite data analysis. | But Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Xie Hangsheng issued a statement saying: "We demand the Malaysian side state the detailed evidence that leads them to this judgement, as well as supply all the relevant information and evidence about the satellite data analysis. |
"The search and rescue work cannot stop now. We demand the Malaysian side continue to finish all the work including search and rescue." | "The search and rescue work cannot stop now. We demand the Malaysian side continue to finish all the work including search and rescue." |
Malaysia Airlines has said it will make arrangements to fly relatives of those on board MH370 to Australia. | Malaysia Airlines has said it will make arrangements to fly relatives of those on board MH370 to Australia. |
'Hazardous' search | 'Hazardous' search |
Planes from several nations, supported by an Australian warship, have been scouring waters far off Perth for signs of the missing plane, in a search co-ordinated by Australia. | Planes from several nations, supported by an Australian warship, have been scouring waters far off Perth for signs of the missing plane, in a search co-ordinated by Australia. |
There have been several sightings of debris, but none has yet been confirmed as being linked to the plane. | There have been several sightings of debris, but none has yet been confirmed as being linked to the plane. |
In a statement announcing the suspension of search operations on Tuesday, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (Amsa) said it had "determined that the current weather conditions would make any air-and-sea search activities hazardous and pose a risk to crew". | |
Australia's Defence Minister David Johnston said search efforts were unlikely to start again for "at least another 24 hours". | Australia's Defence Minister David Johnston said search efforts were unlikely to start again for "at least another 24 hours". |
He described the search as a "massive logistical exercise" in an "extremely remote" part of the world. | He described the search as a "massive logistical exercise" in an "extremely remote" part of the world. |