Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak confirmed on Thursday (6th August) morning that the aircraft debris found on the French island of Reunion last week is, in fact, from MH370 – the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight which disappeared off the coast of Malaysia in March 2014.
The Prime Minister told reporters that “an international team of experts” examining the debris in France had “conclusively confirmed” that it was from the aircraft that carried 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. He said they now have “physical evidence that flight MH370 tragically ended in the southern Indian Ocean” as the massive search operation that they’ve done in the past found no evidence.
He also added that he hoped the discovery “will at least bring certainty to the families” of the victims, adding the burden they had faced was “unspeakable”.
Our thoughts and prayers are with those who were affected by this tragedy.
RIP, MH370.
Sources: BBC, NST, The Guardian.
