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Aircraft wreckage found in Indian Ocean island Reunion has "similarities" with MH370: report

Xinhua, July 30, 2015 Adjust font size:

An aircraft wreckage was found on Wednesday on the coast of Saint-Andree of the island of Reunion, overseas department of France in the Indian Ocean, which could be part of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, said a report in the local press ImazPress of Reunion.

Citing specialist of aviation safety, the report said the debris would have "incredible similarities" with a piece of a Boeing 777.

The French press reported that the first hypothesis has evoked was that of the MH370, the Malaysia Airlines flight missing since March 8, 2014 while it was flying over the Indian Ocean.

According to the website of ImazPress, this wing piece was delivered to the police and transported to St. Mary.

Identification must be conducted by the gendarmerie brigade of air transportation (BGTA) at Gillot. The police could be supported by the BEA, or the bureau of investigation and analysis for the safety of civil aviation. Endit