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The Straight Story

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Mon Mar 10, 2014, 02:45 PM Mar 2014

Oil Slicks Spotted During Missing Plane Search NOT From Airliner

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Another possible clue to the disappearance of a Malaysian jetliner has turned out to be unconnected to the plane.

Malaysian maritime officials had found some oil slicks in the South China Sea, and they sent a sample to a lab to see if the oil came from the missing plane. They say tests showed that the oil was not from an aircraft.


Earlier, searchers investigated a yellow object that looked like a life raft. It turned out to be trash covered with moss that was floating in the ocean.

Meanwhile, authorities in Thailand have been questioning the owners of a travel agency that sold one-way tickets to two men who are now known to have been traveling on the flight using stolen passports. Interpol says it's trying to determine their identities.

http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2014/03/10/malaysia-missing-plane-search-for-debris.html

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