Officials say investigators in Australia are examining a wing flap found last month on an east African island that is suspected to be from the missing Malaysian airliner.
A joint statement by Australian and Malaysian government authorities said yesterday that the “large piece of aircraft debris” had arrived at the Australian Transport Safety Bureau headquarters in Australia’s capital, Canberra, for examination as part of the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
The piece was found by locals on Pemba Island, off the coast of Tanzania, on June 23.
Australian technical specialists are working with Malaysian investigators to determine if the debris is from the Boeing 777 that vanished with 239 people on board in March 2014.
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