31-03-2014, 09:53 PM
MI6, CIA involvement in flight MH370 probe sparks terrorism speculation
Malaysian authorities have revealed secret services from the UK, the US and China have been involved in the investigations into the disappearance of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, adding to speculation that the plane’s disappearance could be down to terrorism, The Independent reported today. It said MI6, the CIA and Chinese...
It said MI6, the CIA and Chinese agencies have been looking into the flight simulator found in the home of the flight's Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, though acting transport minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (pic) said the FBI has found nothing sinister in the device.
The report said Hishammuddin had said the Inspector-General of Police had highlighted the "four possible scenarios of what could have caused the plane to disappear, which are terrorism, hijacking, personal and psychological problems, or technical failure.
"These scenarios have been discussed at length with different intelligence agencies," he was quoted as saying in the report.
The Sydney Morning Herald in its report today said crash investigators believe the disappearance of the plane and the decision to disable the communications system appear to have been deliberate. But they have found no evidence of a motive.
It said MI6 is understood to have helped with extensive background checks on each of the 239 passengers and crew on the plane but nothing suspicious has emerged.
SMH reported that Hishammuddin had said MI6 was also examining "pings" emitted by the plane which are being used to plot its route over the seven hours after its communications systems were disabled.
The Malaysia Airlines flight vanished off radar screens on its flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing more than three weeks ago. An explanation for its disappearance has so far proved elusive.
The plane turned wildly off course, its communications systems were "deliberately" disconnected and it carried on flying south over the Indian Ocean. It is thought to have run out of fuel and crashed into the southern part of the Indian Ocean west of Perth, Western Australia.
The suggestion that intelligence agencies are involved will renew speculation that its disappearance was a criminal act, not mechanical failure.
The Malaysian police investigation has centred on MH370's pilot Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah. But an examination of a flight simulator seized from his home has uncovered "nothing sinister", Hishammuddin said.
Zaharie, 53, a father of three and a veteran pilot, used the simulator to play games.
Malaysian authorities have revealed secret services from the UK, the US and China have been involved in the investigations into the disappearance of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, adding to speculation that the plane’s disappearance could be down to terrorism, The Independent reported today. It said MI6, the CIA and Chinese...
It said MI6, the CIA and Chinese agencies have been looking into the flight simulator found in the home of the flight's Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, though acting transport minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (pic) said the FBI has found nothing sinister in the device.
The report said Hishammuddin had said the Inspector-General of Police had highlighted the "four possible scenarios of what could have caused the plane to disappear, which are terrorism, hijacking, personal and psychological problems, or technical failure.
"These scenarios have been discussed at length with different intelligence agencies," he was quoted as saying in the report.
The Sydney Morning Herald in its report today said crash investigators believe the disappearance of the plane and the decision to disable the communications system appear to have been deliberate. But they have found no evidence of a motive.
It said MI6 is understood to have helped with extensive background checks on each of the 239 passengers and crew on the plane but nothing suspicious has emerged.
SMH reported that Hishammuddin had said MI6 was also examining "pings" emitted by the plane which are being used to plot its route over the seven hours after its communications systems were disabled.
The Malaysia Airlines flight vanished off radar screens on its flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing more than three weeks ago. An explanation for its disappearance has so far proved elusive.
The plane turned wildly off course, its communications systems were "deliberately" disconnected and it carried on flying south over the Indian Ocean. It is thought to have run out of fuel and crashed into the southern part of the Indian Ocean west of Perth, Western Australia.
The suggestion that intelligence agencies are involved will renew speculation that its disappearance was a criminal act, not mechanical failure.
The Malaysian police investigation has centred on MH370's pilot Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah. But an examination of a flight simulator seized from his home has uncovered "nothing sinister", Hishammuddin said.
Zaharie, 53, a father of three and a veteran pilot, used the simulator to play games.
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