Malaysian authorities tell families no one survived plane crash.
A ground controller guides a Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion on the tarmac upon its return from a search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 over the Indian Ocean at RAAF Base Pearce north of Perth, March 24, 2014 in Bullsbrook, Australia.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Monday that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 “ended in the southern Indian Ocean.”
Citing new satellite data, Razak reaffirmed the plane went down far from any possible landing sites, west of Perth, Australia. His announcement came in the hours after Australian crews spotted two “suspicious objects” in the area.
“This is a remote location, far from any possible landing sites," he said. "It is therefore, with deep sadness and regret, that I must inform you that according to this new data, Flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean.”
Malaysian authorities privately broke the news to families of those on the flight before the public announcement.
The prime minister did not indicate whether those objects, “a gray or green circular object” and an “orange rectangular object,” were at all related to the missing plane. The discovery of objects came days after Chinese and Australian spotter planes flying overhead had also observed objects. There is no way to link the objects to the missing plane, authorities said.
"We deeply regret that we have to assume beyond any reasonable doubt that MH370 has been lost and that none of those on board have survived," the airlines said in a statement to families.
According to CNN, the relatives of the 239 passengers and crew members have been asked to go to a private briefing at a Beijing hotel where authorities have been meeting with families over the last few weeks.
The prime minister says that he will hold another press conference Tuesday to explain in more detail what happened to the flight, which has been missing since March 8.
source: usnews.com
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