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Wing part found on Mauritius confirmed as part of MH370

Malaysia today said a piece of plane debris, specifically a wing part, discovered in Mauritius was from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared in March 2014 with 239 passengers and crew on board.

The Boeing 777 plane had disappeared while on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, sparking a two-year search that has turned up few leads.

Analysis by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau had found that the debris was consistent with the trailing edge of an aircraft wing, Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said in a statement.

Two pieces of plane debris were earlier confirmed as being from the missing jet.

The first was recovered from the French island of Reunion in July 2015, while the second was found on the island of Pemba, off the coast of Tanzania.