Australia
has concluded that debris found along the coast of Mozambique is likely from
missing flight MH370. The discovery could provide a much-needed clue as to what
happened to the Malaysia Airlines plane.
Deutsche Welle, 24 March 2016
Australia
said on Thursday that the plane debris almost certainly belonged to MH370,
which vanished without a trace two years ago along with its 239 passengers.
The first
fragment was found earlier this month by an American explorer in Mozambique.
After Seattle lawyer Blaine Gibson's discovery was publicized, a South African
teenager who had also found a piece of the plane went public as well.
"The
analysis has concluded the debris is almost certainly from MH370," said
Darren Chester, Australia's minister for infrastructure and transport.
Confirmation
of theory
Chester
said the discoveries confirmed earlier theories that parts of the plane likely
drifted toward Africa after supposedly crashing in the Indian Ocean.
The first
major breakthrough in the investigation came when a wing from a Boeing 777 -
the model of the MH370 plane - washed ashore on an island in the Indian Ocean.
Investigators
are still hoping to locate the plane's black boxes, or flight recorders, which
are likely somewhere at the bottom of the ocean.
blc/jr (AP, Reuters)
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