Malaysia: Another piece of plane debris found in South Africa

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. The Star/Asia News Network

KUALA LUMPUR—Another piece of suspected plane debris was recovered in South Africa on Monday but it was too early to ascertain if it was part of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.

“We first need to check if the debris belonged to a Boeing 777 plane,” he said.

This is the second piece of plane debris found in South Africa following the recovery of an inlet cowling of an aircraft engine on March 22.

Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014, with 239 passengers and crew members en route to Beijing after taking off from Kuala Lumpur.

In July the following year, a part of the aircraft wing was found on La Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean.

This year, a total of five pieces of plane debris were retrieved from the La Reunion, Mozambique and South Africa.