Missing MH370: Afghan Terrorist Hijack, Illuminati, Snowden and Other Conspiracy Theories

As the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane continues in the southern Indian Ocean, speculation on its whereabouts become increasingly wild.

The aircraft disappeared on 8 March and despite the extensive search effort, no definite wreckage has been recovered.

Flight MH370 went missing with 239 people on board en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Malaysian officials believe, based on satellite data, that the plane crashed thousands of kilometres off course, in seas west of the Australian city of Perth.

From an Afghan hijacking to suspicious lyrics in pop songs, theories surrounding the mystery of Malaysia Airlines MH370 have been multiplying.

Pitbull and Shakira's Get It Started

According to some YouTube commenters, the lyrics in Pitbull and Shakira's 2012 hit Get It Started are suspiciously close to some of the facts surrounding the Malaysia plane. The lines include: "Now it's off to Malaysia" and "Two passports, three cities, two countries".

Conspirators have said the lines are related to the stolen Austrian Italian passports used by two Iranians to board the missing aircraft, while the three cities refer to the Kuala Lumpur, Beijing and Hanoi. The two countries in the song, according to the commenters, refer to Malaysia and Vietnam.

One commenter wrote: "This song is related to the mh370 incident.. OMG!!!"

Afghanistan hijacking

A Russian newspaper claimed that MH370 has been hijacked and flown to Afghanistan, where the passengers and crew are being held captive.

According to the Moskovsky Komsolets newspaper: "The missing Malaysian airlines flight MH370 may have been deliberately flown under the radar to Taliban-controlled bases on the border of Afghanistan, it has emerged, as authorities said that the final message sent from the cockpit came after one of the jet's communications systems had already been switched off."

The Islamic militant group, Pakistan Taliban, however, previously denied its involvement in hijacking the plane.

US military conspiracy

The United States have been forced to deny claims that the plane landed at a military base on the island of Diego Garcia, in the central Indian Ocean.

Rumours arose that the missing plane had headed for the coral atoll, which is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Aliens

Alien abduction has been cited by many as the explanation for the missing plane, particularly on Twitter.

One user wrote: "After an extensive conversation with my father & his partner, we have come to the conclusion that the only explanation is #aliens mh370."

Someone even created this helpful YouTube video to explain how the abduction took place:

By Lydia Smith 
April 15, 2014 13:17 GMT