Malaysia to probe a report that an aircraft wreckage with a Malaysian flag was found in the jungles of a remote island in the Philippines, with possible links to MH370 plane which vanished with 239 people on board, last year. Malaysia has sought assistance from Philippine police to probe the report.
Based on a report lodged by a 46-year-old man on behalf of his relatives, who reportedly found an aircraft wreckage while hunting for birds at Sugbay Island in Tawi Tawi, Malaysian police Inspector-General said that they were seeking assistance from Manila to validate the report.
Audio Visual technician told San Dakan police that a relative while hunting for birds in early September, stumbled upon the wreckage. He also claimed that his relative also saw pilots’ seats and human remains in the aircraft. He added that his relative had also seen a Malaysian flag in the wreckage.
Malaysian police Inspetor-General said, “there is no photograph to support the claim, yet.”
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Senior Philippine National Police official at the regional headquaters for ARMM (Autonomous Region of Muslims Mindanao) also said that there was no report of an aircraft crashing into any island there.
Flight MH370 disappeared on March 8 last year, with 239 people on board. The disappearance of MH370 became one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history.
Recently a part of an aircraft door was found in Reunion island which was identified as belonging to MH370.