Malaysia Confirms Recently-Found Plane Debris Belonged to MH370

The prime minister of Malaysia confirmed today that the plane debris recently found on an island near Madagascar belonged to MH370:

BREAKING: Malaysia's leader says experts have determined that wing fragment is from missing MH370.

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 5, 2015

Debris found on Reunion Island is from #MH370, Malaysian Prime Minister says. http://t.co/xEL2pKBR4b

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 5, 2015

#BREAKING – PM Najib: 515 days after plane went missing evidence conclusive that debris is from #MH370

— The Star (@staronline) August 5, 2015

There was a lot of speculation last week that the debris found on Reunion Island belonged to the Malaysia Airlines flight that went missing over a year ago.

Update- 2:24 pm EST: A French official said at a press conference this afternoon that manslaughter, terrorism, and hijacking are being investigated as potential causes of the crash.

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