Debris found on South African coast '˜could be from MH370'

DEBRIS that might be part of a plane engine has been found on the southern coast of South Africa and will be checked to see if it belongs to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

A file photo of Malaysia Airlines flight 370. Picture: Contributed

The Malaysian transport minister made the announcement just over two years after the plane vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Liow Tiong Lai said the debris was discovered on Tuesday near Mosselbay town. He said that based on early reports, there is a possibility it is part of an “inlet cowling of an aircraft engine”.

Mr Liow said a team will be dispatched to retrieve the debris.

The Malaysia Airlines jet disappeared on March 8, 2014, with 239 people on board.

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A search for the plane in the southern Indian Ocean has found no trace of it so far, and the plane’s disappearance remains one of the biggest mysteries in modern aviation.

A piece from one of the plane’s wings was found washed ashore on France’s Reunion Island last July.

Two more possible pieces of debris which were discovered recently in Mozambique are being examined by an international investigation team in Australia.

Investigators have said the search will end by June unless fresh clues are found.

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