MH370: Najib holds meeting with armed forces chief over objects found in Indian Ocean Bernama | Updated: March 20, 2014 email comments MH370: Najib holds meeting with armed forces chief over objects found in Indian Ocean KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Thursday held a meeting with Chief of Defence Forces Tan Sri Mohd Zulkifeli Mohd Zin over the reported sighting of objects in the southern Indian Ocean related to the search for a missing Malaysian airliner. Najib said in his latest post on Twitter that he held the meeting after Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott had telephoned him to convey the news of the sighting of the objects on satellite imagery. Abbot telephoned Najib at 10 am, Thursday, informing that possible objects related to the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370 may have been found in the southern Indian Ocean. The Australian prime minister had told Parliament in Canberra earlier on Thursday that satellite imagery had shown two objects that could be related to the MAS Boeing 777-200ER aircraft that disappeared on March 8. Reuters news agency had quoted Abbot as saying the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has received information based on satellite imagery of objects possibly related to the search. Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370, with 227 passengers and 12 crew on board, disappeared about an hour after leaving the KL International Airport at 12.41 am on March 8. It was scheduled to arrive in Beijing at 6.30 am on the same day. A search was mounted for the aircraft in the South China Sea but the area of the search was extended to cover a large tract west of Malaysia, including the Indian Ocean, when it was learned that the plane had veered off course after someone deliberately switched off the communication system on board and the plane had flown for seven hours after that. The search then focused on two corridors, namely the northern corridor which stretches from the border of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to northern Thailand, and the southern corridor which stretches from Indonesia to the southern Indian Ocean. Story first published on: March 20, 2014 16:38 (MYT) To watch more of Astro’s popular programmes and infotainment, use Astro on the Go onthego.astro.my Tags: mh370, mas, malaysia airlines, najib tun razak, aircraft, defence, veseels, southern indian ocean, australia RELATED STORIES MH370: 24-metre object could be from wing of Boeing 777 MH370: Aircraft, vessels deployed to verify objects found in Southern Indian Ocean - Hishammuddin MH370: Australian agency behind vast sea search MH370: Full statement by Australian Maritime Safety Authority on objects found MH370: Chinese relatives refuse to abandon hope RELATED VIDEOS Objects related to missing flight possibly found Press Conference on missing MH370, Day 12 (5:30pm, 19/3/2014) Australia, US launch search for Malaysia jet Press Conference on missing MH370, Day 11 (5:30pm, 18/3/2014) Tribute to a man loved by many Visual of the satellite coverage area Mangosteens are the main bulk in the MH370 cargo Missing MH370: Press Conference on Day -10 (5:30pm,17/3/2014) Sir Richard Branson hopes mystery will be solved immediately Press Conference on Day 9 (5:30pm,16/3/2014) “I don’t think we’re hiding anything” - MAS CEO Follow the discussion Comments There are no comments posted yet. Be the first one! Post a new comment Comment as a Guest, or login: Login to IntenseDebate Login to WordPress Login to Twitter NameEmailWebsite (optional) Displayed next to your comments. Not displayed publicly. If you have a website, link to it here. Submit Comment Subscribe to Read more at: english.astroawani/news/show/mh370-najib-holds-meeting-with-armed-forces-chief-over-objects-found-in-indian-ocean-32185?cp
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