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Malaysian plane with 5 Indians on board goes missing off Vietnam coast
Updated: March 8, 2014 4:07:20 pm- 1 / 8
A Beijing-bound Malaysian Airlines plane that went missing with 239 people on board, including five Indians, today presumed crashed into the sea off Vietnam's southern Phu Quoc Island, Vietnamese media reported.
A relative (woman in white) of a passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 cries as she talks on her mobile phone at the Beijing Capital International Airport (Reuters)- 2 / 8
Vietnamese state media, quoting a senior naval official, had reported that the Boeing 777-200ER flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing had crashed off south Vietnam. Malaysia’s transport minister later denied any crash scene had been identified. (AP)
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A fresh passengers' list issued by the airline said five Indians were among the 239 passengers on board the aircraft, correcting its previous account in which Indians were not mentioned. (AP)
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"At the moment, there are no Vietnamese navy boats in that area so we have to ask boats from Phu Quoc island to be prepared for rescue," the admiral said. (AP)
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From the report it was not clear how the admiral knew about the crash or whether the wreckage of the ill-fated plane has been located. (AP)
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There is no confirmation about the report from the Malaysian authorities. (AP)
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Chinese media is reporting the plane may have crashed into the South China Sea, state-run Xinhua news agency said. (AP)
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The plane took off at 12:41 a.m. (local time) and lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control near Kuala Lumpur almost two hours later at 2:40 a.m, the airlines said. (AP)