Malaysia to re-launch probe of missing MH370 if new evidence surfaces
The Boeing 777 plane vanished from radar shortly after taking off on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people on a flight from Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur to Beijing
Malaysia is ready to re-launch an investigation into the mystery of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 in 2014, if there is compelling new evidence, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday.
Malaysia, along with Australia and China, ended in January 2017 with a fruitless two-year, $130-million underwater hunt for the Boeing 777 that vanished with 239 aboard en route to Beijing from the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on March 8, 2014.
“We have taken the position that if there is a compelling case, evidence that it needs to be re-opened, we’re certainly happy to re-open,” Anwar told a press conference in Melbourne.
He was speaking on the sidelines of a summit of Australia and the ASEAN grouping of Southeast Asian nations.
“Whatever needs to be done must be done,” he added.
What happened to MH370?
The Boeing 777 plane vanished from radar shortly after taking off on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people, mostly Chinese nationals, on a flight from Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Satellite data showed the plane deviated from its flight path to head over the southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed.
An expensive multinational search failed to reveal any clues, although debris washed ashore on the East African coast and Indian Ocean islands. A private search in 2018 by Ocean Infinity also found nothing.
The incident dubbed the ‘world’s greatest aviation mysteries,’ drew attention to safer aviation measures.
Source: Agencies
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