Plane debris find on Réunion in Indian Ocean comes after search for missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was focused on 46000 sq mile area8 March 2014: A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 takes off from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing at 12.41am local time,with 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board. The plane is final seen on military radar at 2.14am, heading west over the Strait of Malacca. Half an hour later, and the airline announces it has lost contact with the plane,which was due to land at approximately 6.30am.9 March: Search efforts focus on the Gulf of Thailand. It is speculated that terrorism might be involved after it is discovered that two passengers on the flight were travelling with stolen passports. Authorities later clear all passengers of any link to terrorism.
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Source: theguardian.com