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Debris Found Off Mozambique Likely From 777, Says Official
Malaysian transport minister stops short of confirming part came from Malaysia Airlines MH370
A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER approaches Hong Kong's Chep Lap Kok Airport. (Image: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Aero Icarus)
A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER approaches Hong Kong's Chep Lap Kok Airport. (Image: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Aero Icarus)

Malaysian transport minister Liow Tiong Lai has effectively confirmed reports that a piece of debris that washed ashore in Mozambique this week likely belongs to a Boeing 777. “Based on early reports, [there is] a high possibility [that] debris found in Mozambique belongs to a B777,” he wrote on his Twitter feed Wednesday. After noting that the Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation was working with Australian authorities to retrieve the debris, found on a sand bar just off the coast, he warned against speculation that the piece belongs to the still missing 777 used for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which went missing in 2014.