Breaking: ‘Aircraft debris’ found on island examined for MH370 links

Debris that is probably from a plane has washed up on Reunion island off the east coast of Africa, but it is premature to suggest that it might be from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, believed to have crashed in the Indian Ocean, a local official told Reuters on Wednesday.

“People are getting ahead of themselves over this,” Eric Chesneau, an officer in the air transport police of the French Indian Ocean territory, said in response to speculation on social media. “It is more than likely plane debris, (but) we don’t know what exact part it may be.”

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