Malaysian premier: plane debris to be sent to France
PARIS – A sea-crusted wing part washed up on an island in the western Indian Ocean may be the first trace of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 since it vanished nearly a year and a half ago, and a tragic but finally solid clue to one of aviation’s most perplexing and expensive mysteries.
Malaysia’s prime minister said Thursday the debris found on the French island of Reunion will be sent to the French city of Toulouse for investigation.
“We have had many false alarms before, but for the sake of the families who have lost loved ones, and suffered such heartbreaking uncertainty, I pray that we will find out the truth so that they may have closure and peace,” Najib Razak said on his personal blog.
Najib promised to make any new information public quickly.