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Thursday, July 30, 2015

Missing MH370: Apparent airplane debris found off coast of remote island near Madagascar

Debris believed to be from an airplane is being examined by a experts in a bid to determine whether it is from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

It is currently being examined to see if it is connected to the missing Flight 370. CNN have attributed this report to a member of the French Air Force on location in Reunion.

The debris was spotted off the coast of St Andrea, a small community on the island which is one of the overseas departments of France.

It's reported that a part, believed to be from a Boeing 777 - the same plane as missing MH370. It's believed to be a wing.

Images posted on Twitter shows the part is rusting and has barnacles growing on it.

"It is way too soon to say whether or not it is MH370. We just found the debris this morning in the coast of Saint Andre," Adjutant Christian Retournat told CNN.

No trace has been found of the Boeing 777 aircraft, which disappeared a year ago this week carrying 239 passengers and crew, in what has become one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history.

MH370 vanished from radar screens shortly after taking off from Kuala Lumpur, bound for Beijing, early on March 8. Investigators believe it was flown thousands of miles off course before eventually crashing into the Indian Ocean.

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