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| MH370 search: New debris on Reunion investigated | MH370 search: New debris on Reunion investigated |
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| More debris washed ashore on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion is being investigated after a wing part suspected to come from missing flight MH370 was found on Wednesday. | More debris washed ashore on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion is being investigated after a wing part suspected to come from missing flight MH370 was found on Wednesday. |
| It was thought one object discovered south of the city of St Denis may have been part of a door. | It was thought one object discovered south of the city of St Denis may have been part of a door. |
| But police say it is not yet being treated as evidence and Malaysian officials cast doubt on it. | But police say it is not yet being treated as evidence and Malaysian officials cast doubt on it. |
| MH370 disappeared in March last year with 239 people on board. | MH370 disappeared in March last year with 239 people on board. |
| The Malaysia Airlines flight was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. | The Malaysia Airlines flight was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. |
| 'Mangled metal' | 'Mangled metal' |
| An Australian-led search effort for the plane has so far focused on a vast area of the southern Indian Ocean about 4,000km (2,500 miles) to the east of Reunion. | An Australian-led search effort for the plane has so far focused on a vast area of the southern Indian Ocean about 4,000km (2,500 miles) to the east of Reunion. |
| No physical trace of the aircraft has been found. | No physical trace of the aircraft has been found. |
| Missing Malaysia plane: What we know | Missing Malaysia plane: What we know |
| MH370: The deep-sea hunt for missing plane | MH370: The deep-sea hunt for missing plane |
| The BBC's Karen Allen, on Reunion, says one of the pieces was found on a rocky beach just north of where the plane wing part was spotted. | The BBC's Karen Allen, on Reunion, says one of the pieces was found on a rocky beach just north of where the plane wing part was spotted. |
| A team of police and police photographers was called and the object was taken away. | A team of police and police photographers was called and the object was taken away. |
| However, Malaysia's Director General of Civil Aviation Azharuddin Abdul Rahman told Associated Press: "I read all over media [the new debris] was part of a door. But I checked with the Civil Aviation Authority, and people on the ground in Reunion, and it was just a domestic ladder." | However, Malaysia's Director General of Civil Aviation Azharuddin Abdul Rahman told Associated Press: "I read all over media [the new debris] was part of a door. But I checked with the Civil Aviation Authority, and people on the ground in Reunion, and it was just a domestic ladder." |
| Malaysia's transport ministry says it now wants to expand the search for more debris around Reunion. | Malaysia's transport ministry says it now wants to expand the search for more debris around Reunion. |
| Malaysia will ask regions nearby to alert it if they find any debris that could be from MH370. | Malaysia will ask regions nearby to alert it if they find any debris that could be from MH370. |
| The Agence France-Presse news agency said on Sunday that one of its photographers had also seen a mangled piece of metal inscribed with two Chinese characters, attached to a leather-covered handle and measuring 100 sq cm being placed into an iron case and carried away. | The Agence France-Presse news agency said on Sunday that one of its photographers had also seen a mangled piece of metal inscribed with two Chinese characters, attached to a leather-covered handle and measuring 100 sq cm being placed into an iron case and carried away. |
| Some social media commentators suggested it might be a kettle. | |
| Malaysia's transport minister earlier confirmed that the object found on a beach at St Andre on Wednesday was a wing flap from a Boeing 777 - the same type of aircraft as the one that vanished. | Malaysia's transport minister earlier confirmed that the object found on a beach at St Andre on Wednesday was a wing flap from a Boeing 777 - the same type of aircraft as the one that vanished. |
| "This has been verified by French authorities together with aircraft manufacturer Boeing," Liow Tiong Lai said on Sunday. | "This has been verified by French authorities together with aircraft manufacturer Boeing," Liow Tiong Lai said on Sunday. |
| The piece has gone to France, where investigators in the city of Toulouse will seek to establish if it came from MH370. They will begin their work this Wednesday. | The piece has gone to France, where investigators in the city of Toulouse will seek to establish if it came from MH370. They will begin their work this Wednesday. |
| Fragments of a suitcase found on the same beach are also to be examined. | Fragments of a suitcase found on the same beach are also to be examined. |
| The centre in Toulouse was also involved in analysing debris from the Air France flight AF447, which crashed on the way to Paris from Brazil in 2009, killing 228 people. | The centre in Toulouse was also involved in analysing debris from the Air France flight AF447, which crashed on the way to Paris from Brazil in 2009, killing 228 people. |
| Investigators believe MH370 veered off course on the way to Beijing and crashed into the sea - but they do not know why. | Investigators believe MH370 veered off course on the way to Beijing and crashed into the sea - but they do not know why. |
| In January Malaysian authorities declared that all on board were presumed dead. | In January Malaysian authorities declared that all on board were presumed dead. |
| Its estimated last location was based on "pings" sent from the aircraft that were detected by satellite. | Its estimated last location was based on "pings" sent from the aircraft that were detected by satellite. |
| Simulation of where debris in search area could end up | Simulation of where debris in search area could end up |