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Police investigating MH370 pilots, crew and ground staff

Source: Xinhua | March 18, 2014, Tuesday | Online Edition

Program Code: 0909346140305005 | Source: CNTV.cn

BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Ten days into its mysterious disappearance, there's still no trace of flight MH370. Malaysia said on Monday search operations were progressing along larger areas of land and water. Meanwhile, more details of the investigation have been revealed.

The pilots, crew members and ground staff are now at the center of a Malaysian police investigation. There's mounting evidence to suggest the plane's disappearance was meticulously planned.

An ever greater expanse of land and water - Malaysia says the search for the missing jetliner has been re-calibrated to the northern and southern corridors of a vast swathe of Asia, where the missing jetliner is believed to have finally disappeared.

Twenty-six countries have been involved in the massive hunt.

Malaysia's acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said: "For countries in the search corridors, we're requesting radar and satellite information, as well as specific assets for the search and rescue operation."

And an ever-expanding timeline of events before flight MH370 vanished.

"Initial investigation indicates to us that it was the co-pilot who basically spoke the last time it was recorded on tape," said Malaysia Airlines CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya.

That message was "All right, good night", no mention if the plane's ACARS system was deliberately switched off. The timing of the last words has sharpened suspicions of sabotage.

Malaysian police are now digging into the financial status of the pilot and co-pilot in the cockpit.

The captain's flight simulator has been confiscated from his home and is now being investigated. With nearly one third of passengers onboard are Chinese, China has asked Malaysia to release more information.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said: We hope that Malaysia can provide accurate and comprehensive information to China and expand the scope of search. At the same time, China will re-allocate resources based on the changing situation. China will not reduce its efforts in the search for the plane.

With the international search progressing and expanding, everyday brings with it the hope there will be answers soon.

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