A
major search has
been launched for a Malaysian Airlines jet with 239 people on board after it lost contact flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.The aircraft had been due to land in Beijing at
6.30am local time but at 7.54am the
airline issued a statement saying
it had not landed and was officially missing.
Those on board included two infants and 12 crew members.4 Americans 7 Australian , 153 Chinese, 38 Malaysians, 12 Indonesians and 32 people from France.
Vietnamese navy vessels were sailing to an area
south of the Vietnamese Island of Phu Quoc after radar scans reportedly showed
the Malaysian jet crashing
there.It was hoped the naval ships, along with other vessels, would be able
to reach the area before darkness fell, to increase the chances of finding any
survivors or wreckage.
If the aircraft has crashed, and all the passengers and crew are killed, it would the deadliest incident since November 2001.
Crying relatives of Chinese passengers on board the plane wept at Beijing airport as it became clear the jet had probably crashed.
If the aircraft has crashed, and all the passengers and crew are killed, it would the deadliest incident since November 2001.
Crying relatives of Chinese passengers on board the plane wept at Beijing airport as it became clear the jet had probably crashed.
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