MH370: Families doubt likely debris from missing flight

Distraught families of the missing MH370 flight are treating the news that a piece of plane debris found off the coast of Mozambique could renew hope of solving the mystery of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 with disdain.

Family members of the victims say they are taking the new report with a great deal of suspicion, and even anger especially with the fact that there have been so many false alarms and theories for the disappearance of the plane in the past.

A U.S. official said it was likely the wreckage came from MH370, while Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said there was a “high possibility” the part came from a Boeing 777, the aircraft that disappeared on the doomed flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

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“Just like previous cases of suspected debris, I always think that we need to wait for various authorities to verify, confirm (what the item actually is) and to show us concrete evidence,” Steve Wang, whose mother was one of the 239 passengers on board the flight told CNN.

“(The debris is) all so scattered to such a wide span of areas, it is hard to see how one piece can really help,” Wang said.

Zhang Meiling, who lost three family members, had stronger words: “We don’t believe in the stories of debris anymore.”

However, Malaysia Airlines has yet to comment on the new development.

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