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MH370: Investigators Say Mozambique Debris Likely From Plane

The mystery of what happened to Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 continued as officials said two newly discovered pieces of debris found in Mozambique in Africa are from the doomed flight.  The announcement was made on Thursday by Australian officials following the completion of an examination of the two pieces. CNN reports: “The analysis has concluded the debris is almost certainly from MH370,” said Australian Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester. MH370 disappeared more than two years ago en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people aboard.  The pieces of debris were found separately by a U.S. lawyer and a South African teen in March and sent to Malaysia for examination.  A Malaysian investigation team found that both pieces of debris were consistent with panels from a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft, Chester said. At least one other piece, discovered on the western Indian Ocean island of Reunion in July 2015, has been confirmed to have come from the missing plane. The findings were echoed by Malaysian Minister of Transport Liow Tiong Lai. “The dimensions, materials and construction of both parts conform to the specifications of a Boeing 777 aircraft,” a statement from the minister said. It also notes that [...]