KUALA LUMPUR: A piece of suspected plane debris found on the east African coast will be sent to Australia where experts will examine whether it is the latest piece in the puzzle of missing flight MH370, officials said.
The fragment of suspected aircraft wreckage was reportedly found on the coast of Mozambique, and photos of it have stirred hope it could provide clues into what befell the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight.
Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said late Wednesday that initial information indicated a “high possibility” it came from a Boeing 777.
That is the same model of aircraft as the ill-fated MH370, which mysteriously vanished on March 8, 2014 on a routine overnight flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 passengers and crew.
Australian Transport Minister Darren Chester said the chunk of debris was approximately one metre (three feet) long.
“The debris is to be transferred to Australia where it will be examined by officials from Australia and Malaysia, as well as international specialists,” he said in a statement.
