Malaysia Update – FOX & AP Breaking News
New reports have surfaced pointing to the possibility of a hijacking. Malaysia flight 370 has been lost for a week today and since it's disappearance there have been multiple stories and questions of... What happened? Where is it?
11:04 CST FOX News broke a story saying the flight from Kuala Lumpor to Beijing was hijacked. The investigation began when the plane was lost just one hour into its flight.
Further investigation into the matter conclude that the aircraft turned around and headed south west. Later to realize that the plane had made several turns due to the "pings" that are set off every hour from the airplane, bouncing off of satellites and heading back to earth. Reports say that if the plane is in the indian ocean, in comparision, it will be the same as nine World Trade Centers deep.
The official said that hijacking was no longer a theory. "It is conclusive."
INTERPOL-MALAYSIA-PLANE
NEW: Interpol: Database not checked pre-Malaysia flight
PARIS (AP) — Interpol says no country checked its database that held information about two stolen passports that were used to board an ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight with 239 people on board.
In a sharply worded criticism of shortcomings of national passport controls, the Lyon, France-based international police body said information about the thefts of an Austrian passport in 2012 and an Italian passport last year was entered into its database after they were stolen in Thailand.
The Malaysian Boeing 777 disappeared Saturday less than an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, bound for Beijing.
Interpol said in a statement it was investigating all other passports used to board flight MH 370 and was working to determine the "true identities" of the passengers who used the stolen passports.
MALAYSIA PLANE-SECURITY ADVISER
NEW: Obama adviser: Too early on cause of downed plane
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken says that it is too early to tell whether foul play was a factor in the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines flight..
Blinken said Sunday that the U.S. was looking into reports that two passengers were using stolen passports, but investigators had reached no conclusions. He said it was premature to speculate whether the passengers had a role in the Boeing 777's disappearance.
Blinken also said U.S. investigators from the FBI, the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are heading to Asia to assist in the investigation.
The plane carrying 239 people lost contact with ground controllers somewhere between Malaysia and Vietnam after leaving Kuala Lumpur early Saturday morning enroute to Beijing.
Blinken appeared Sunday on CNN.
MALAYSIA PLANE-NTSB
US to assist in Malaysia air crash investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal safety officials say a team of experts is en route to Asia to be ready to assist in the investigation of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner that disappeared with 239 people on board.
The team includes accident investigators from National Transportation Safety Board, as well as technical experts from the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing.
The Boeing 777-200 went missing on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8.
The safety board said in a statement Saturday the team was sent now because of the travel time involved even though the plane hasn't yet been found.
The board said that once the plane is found, International Civil Aviation Organization protocols will determine which country will lead the investigation.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press.
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