Aircraft Debris Found On Reunion Island Belong To MH370

Many demanded that the search continue to find the bodies, with some refusing to believe that their relatives were dead even though a plane window has been found by a Malaysian team on Reunion, along with other aircraft debris.

Malaysia's transport minister Liow Tiong Lai said he could not confirm the window belonged to MH370 but it comes just days after a flaperon was found on the tiny island and later identified as belonging to the missing Malaysia Airline jet.

Mr Liow said there were "many items" collected by the team, including some aluminium foil and seat cushions, and added: "I can only ascertain that it's plane debris."

The items will now be sent to the French authorities for examination.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak earlier confirmed a flaperon also found on the island had come from the plane, more than a year after it vanished flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Mr Razak had told reporters: "Today, 515 days since the plane disappeared, it is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you that an international team of experts has conclusively confirmed that the aircraft debris found on Reunion Island is indeed from MH370.

"We now have physical evidence that, as I announced on on 31 March last year, flight MH370 tragically ended in the Southern Indian Ocean. This is a remote, inhospitable and dangerous area.

"I would like to assure all those affected by this tragedy that the government of Malaysia is committed to do everything within our means to find out the truth of what happened."

The foreign ministry in China, where most of the passengers were from, said Mr Razak's declaration "confirmed the verdict on the Malaysia Airlines accident", and expressed "deep grief" for the passengers.

The announcement in Malaysia was met with anger and cynicism by Chinese relatives of some of the 239 passengers and crew who were on board when the flight disappeared on 8 March last year.