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They say the parts, possibly from a Buk surface-to-air system, are “of particular interest” and could help determine who was involved in the crash.

The debris has been passed to the Dutch Safety Board, which is carrying out the civilian investigation into the July 2014 crash.

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...

The hunt for potential parts linked to missing flight MH370, comes as Malaysian authorities confirmed that a wing section found on the French Indian Ocean island was part of the Boeing 777 that mysteriously vanished 17 months ago.

He said the search covers a 120 by 40 kilometre area over the south-eastern Indian Ocean.

Police carry a piece of debris from an unidentified aircraft, now believed to be of flight MH370, in the coastal area of Saint-Andre de la Reunion, in the east of the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, on July 29, 2015.

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.

It was found on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion and returned to the French mainland.

“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“, the airline said in a statement...

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.

Local authorities on the French island also said they would begin a thorough search starting Monday.

Most of MH370’s 239 passengers and crew were Chinese.

The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 vanished without a trace en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing last March with 239 people aboard.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced Thursday that verification has confirmed that the flaperon belongs to MH370. “It has to be verified by the French authorities”, he said.