French say wing part from missing Malaysian jet found

French prosecutors are confirming that a wing part found on a remote Indian Ocean island was from ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, a month after tests on the flaperon began.

Police officers looking over a piece of debris from a plane, Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Saint-Andre, Reunion. (Reunion 1ere via AP)
Police officers looking over a piece of debris from a plane, Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Saint-Andre, Reunion. (Reunion 1ere via AP)

“It is possible today to say with certainty that the flaperon discovered on Reunion island on July 29 came from flight MH370,” Paris prosecutors say in a statement, confirming statements made by Malaysia’s prime minister early last month.

— AFP

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