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French investigators said this month that debris that washed up on the island in July – an airplane flaperon – was from MH370, a Boeing 777 that disappeared with 239 people aboard in March 2014 while on a flight scheduled from Malaysia to China.

The Maldives’ authorities are to any sightings of particles after the invention of a flaperon on the island of Réunion within the Indian Ocean final month.

A Malaysian team have brought back two tiny objects from the Maldives to verify if they are debris from the missing Malaysian Airlines MH370 aircraft, Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said Sunday.

His suggestion that it’s possible for a plane of that size to float for a while before sinking was proved by US Airways Flight 1549 that landed on the Hudson River in 2009, and remained above water for long enough for all 155 passengers and crew aboard to be evacuated.

Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said that the differences between his country’s firm declaration and France’s less categorical one were “down to a choice of words”.

Last week Malaysia said a wing fragment found 2,000 miles away on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion was confirmed to be from the Malaysia Airlines flight.

Relatives of passengers on missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 argue with police officers after the relatives tried to push through a police line outside the Malaysian embassy in Beijing on Friday.

“It is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you that an global team of experts has conclusively confirmed that the aircraft debris found on Reunion Island is indeed from MH370″, Najib said. Last week, a piece of debris was found that was believed to be from a...

France is adding airplanes, helicopters and ships, including French Marine units, to its search for the remains of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the government in Paris reported Friday.

Mr Liow, who later specified he was referring to aircraft seat cushions and windows, said it remained to be seen whether the latest items found on the island were from the MH370.

“Malaysia Airlines would like to sincerely convey our deepest sorrow to the families and friends of the passengers onboard Flight MH370 on the news that the flaperon found on Reunion Island on 29 July was indeed from Flight MH370″.

France is adding airplanes, helicopters and ships, including French Marine units, to its search for the remains of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the government in Paris reported Friday. They have struggled with a desire for closure while holding onto slim hopes that those on...

“Why the hell do you have one confirm and one not?” asked Sara Weeks of Christchurch, New Zealand.

“But in Beijing, about 20 passengers’ family members protested outside the office of Malaysia Airlines, saying they didn’t believe any of it”.

However, Kiow Tiong Lai stopped short of saying the items were from MH370, adding that “I can only ascertain that it’s plane debris“.