MALAYSIA-AIRLINES/FRANCE EXPERTS ARRIVAL UPDATE Malaysian delegation arrives in Toulouse for debris examination

Record ID: 144999

  • Title: MALAYSIA-AIRLINES/FRANCE EXPERTS ARRIVAL UPDATE Malaysian delegation arrives in Toulouse for debris examination
  • Date: 5th August 2015
  • Summary: BALMA, TOULOUSE (AUGUST 5, 2015) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF MINISTRY OF DEFENCE LABORATORY DGA VARIOUS OF POLICE CARS OUTSIDE CAR CARRYING MEMBERS OF MALAYSIAN DELEGATION PULLING UP OUTSIDE CARS OUTSIDE VARIOUS OF MEMBERS OF DELEGATION GETTING OUT OF CARS, WALKING TO VISITORS ENTRANCE VIDEO JOURNALIST FILMING DELEGATION INCLUDING DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF MALAYSIAN DEPARTMENT OF CIVI
  • Embargoed: 20th August 2015 13:00
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  • Location: France
  • Country: France
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA5ZS88P3Q1KEE8EGRCMJ830UVK
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Malaysian officials on Wednesday (August 5) attended the examination of a wing part washed up on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion last week, as international experts hoped to determine whether it comes from the missing MH370 jetliner.
    The analysis was carried out under the direction of a judge at an aeronautical test facility run by the French military at Balma, a suburb of the southwestern city of Toulouse. Reunion is one of France's overseas territories.
    Malaysian officials including civil aviation chief Azharuddin Abdul Rahman were due to witness the inspection of the part, which was flown to the French mainland at the weekend.
    Officials from the United States and manufacturer Boeing were also on hand to advise whether the piece can be tied to Flight MH370, which went missing on March 8 last year while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.
    The initial examination was expected to last until Thursday but Malaysian officials were on stand-by in Kuala Lumpur in case any results could be announced as early as Wednesday.
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