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Missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370: 'Everyone on board remains under suspicion' Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: 'Everyone on board remains under suspicion'
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Hishammuddin Hussein, Malaysia's defence minister and acting transport minister has said everyone on board the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 remains under suspicion as officials continue the search for the plane. All passengers, crew and pilots aboard missing flight MH370 remain "under suspicion", Malaysia's defence minister has said, as the search for the stricken jet – and its elusive black box – intensifies in the Indian Ocean.
Mr Hussein said the criminal investigation is ongoing, and told Sky News: "Everyone on board remains under suspicion as it stands.” Hishammuddin Hussein, Malaysia's defence minister and acting transport minister, confirmed that the criminal investigation is ongoing, and told Sky News: "Everyone on board remains under suspicion as it stands.”
He said. "As we look into the black box, we look into new facts. It isn't just MI6 involved in the investigation, it is Chinese intelligence, it's also the FBI.He said. "As we look into the black box, we look into new facts. It isn't just MI6 involved in the investigation, it is Chinese intelligence, it's also the FBI.
"I've asked them to re-intensify their investigations, just as we did with the radar data.""I've asked them to re-intensify their investigations, just as we did with the radar data."
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He defended Malaysia’s handling of the crisis he described as "unprecedented situation without benchmark" amid criticism from relatives of passengers on the jetliner, which disappeared on 8 March with 239 people on board travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.He defended Malaysia’s handling of the crisis he described as "unprecedented situation without benchmark" amid criticism from relatives of passengers on the jetliner, which disappeared on 8 March with 239 people on board travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
Last week Anwar Ibrahim, the country’s main opposition leader slammed the investigation as “clearly suspect” and claimed “information critical to our understanding” is missing.Last week Anwar Ibrahim, the country’s main opposition leader slammed the investigation as “clearly suspect” and claimed “information critical to our understanding” is missing.
"I'm not saying MAS (Malaysia Airlines) handled it perfectly," Mr Hussein said."I'm not saying MAS (Malaysia Airlines) handled it perfectly," Mr Hussein said.
"We have to deal with family members who are trying to grapple with it. And sometimes people are not sensitive, including the Malaysian government, including MAS.""We have to deal with family members who are trying to grapple with it. And sometimes people are not sensitive, including the Malaysian government, including MAS."
The Australian Prime Minster said on Friday teams leading the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are confident signals being picked up in the southern Indian Ocean are coming from the plane’s black flight recorders.The Australian Prime Minster said on Friday teams leading the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are confident signals being picked up in the southern Indian Ocean are coming from the plane’s black flight recorders.
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Tony Abbott told reporters in Shanghai, China, that crews searching for the jetliner have zeroed in on a more targeted area for the source of the pings, first heard on Saturday and  then again on Tuesday.Tony Abbott told reporters in Shanghai, China, that crews searching for the jetliner have zeroed in on a more targeted area for the source of the pings, first heard on Saturday and  then again on Tuesday.
"I think it is the black box and I hope it is the black box, but if not I will still not give up," Mr Hussein said."I think it is the black box and I hope it is the black box, but if not I will still not give up," Mr Hussein said.