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| MH370: Plane wreckage found in Indian Ocean tested | |
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| French officials are investigating whether plane wreckage that washed up on an Indian Ocean island is from missing flight MH370. | French officials are investigating whether plane wreckage that washed up on an Indian Ocean island is from missing flight MH370. |
| The debris, apparently a wing flap, was found on French-owned Reunion. | The debris, apparently a wing flap, was found on French-owned Reunion. |
| An aviation security expert said it had "incredible similarities" to a flap from a Boeing 777, the type of plane that vanished in March 2014. | An aviation security expert said it had "incredible similarities" to a flap from a Boeing 777, the type of plane that vanished in March 2014. |
| But the island is a huge distance from the plane's search area and there have been other crashes much closer. | But the island is a huge distance from the plane's search area and there have been other crashes much closer. |
| No part of the Malaysian Airlines flight has ever been found. It disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board. | No part of the Malaysian Airlines flight has ever been found. It disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board. |
| Aviation expert Xavier Tytelman said a code on the plane would be examined, promising a "definitive answer" on whether there was a link in a few days. | |
| Australian investigators, who are leading the hunt, are also reported to be in touch with manufacturers over the find. | |
| But a member of the French Air Force cautioned it was "way too soon" to say if it was from the missing flight, according to CNN. | |
| Search teams have been focusing on a 60,000 sq km (23,000 sq mile) area off the coast of Western Australia, where it is believed to have crashed. | Search teams have been focusing on a 60,000 sq km (23,000 sq mile) area off the coast of Western Australia, where it is believed to have crashed. |
| Reunion lies some 6,000 km (3,730 miles) to the west, off the coast of Madagascar. | Reunion lies some 6,000 km (3,730 miles) to the west, off the coast of Madagascar. |
| It remains a mystery what happened to the plane, which vanished after turning away from its north-bound route from Kuala Lumpur. |