ABOVE: Authorities in Australia were hoping for a possible breakthrough in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, but the first clue in weeks may not be anything at all.
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- Authorities say unidentified material that washed ashore in southwestern Australia is being examined for any link to the lost Malaysia Airlines plane
- Australia’s Transport Safety Bureau is investigating the debris
- Jetliner went missing March 8 with 239 people on board, including 2 Canadians
TORONTO – Unidentified debris that washed ashore in southwestern Australia is being examined for any link to the lost Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.
Authorities said police have secured the objects 10 kilometres east of Augusta, Australia. The country’s Transport Safety Bureau is examining photos to assess whether further investigation is needed and if the material is relevant to the missing flight.
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No further details were given.
Search ‘won’t be abandoned’
Australia’s prime minister says searchers won’t rest until they’ve done everything to solve the “mystery” of the missing Malaysian airliner.
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Authorities say the U.S. Navy’s Bluefin 21 robot sub and its three-dimension sonar has covered more than 80 per cent of a 310-square-kilometre search zone in the Indian Ocean.
Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the scope of the search may be broadened or other assets may be used.
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Analysis indicates the plane would have run out of fuel in the remote section of ocean where the search has been focused. Not one piece of debris has been recovered since the massive multinational hunt began.
With files from The Associated Press
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