Malaysia: Files were deleted from flight simulator | Inquirer News

Malaysia: Files were deleted from flight simulator

/ 06:13 PM March 19, 2014

Chinese relatives of passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines plane stand inside a hotel room after attending a briefing by Malaysia Airlines in Beijing, China Sunday, March 16, 2014. AP

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s defense minister says files were recently deleted from the home flight simulator belonging to the pilot aboard the missing Malaysian jetliner.

Hishammuddin Hussein told a news conference Wednesday that investigators are trying to retrieve the files. He also said that the pilot, Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah, is innocent until proven guilty of any wrongdoing.

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Hishammuddin said background checks have been received from overseas agencies for all foreign passengers on the plane except for those from Ukraine and Russia — which accounted for three passengers. He says none of the checks has turned up anything suspicious.

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