• A relative of passengers aboard the Malaysia Airlines MH370 cries at the Lido hotel in Beijing after hearing the announcement on the missing flight by Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
    A relative of passengers aboard the Malaysia Airlines MH370 cries at the Lido hotel in Beijing after hearing the announcement on the missing flight by Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
  • Grieving relatives of passengers on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 leave a hotel hall at after being told the news. Goh Chai Hin / AFP Photo
    Grieving relatives of passengers on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 leave a hotel hall at after being told the news. Goh Chai Hin / AFP Photo
  • Malaysia’s prime minister Najib Razak arrives to deliver a statement on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 at the Putra World Trade Center (PWTC) in Kuala Lumpur. Mohd Rasfan / AFP Photo
    Malaysia’s prime minister Najib Razak arrives to deliver a statement on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 at the Putra World Trade Center (PWTC) in Kuala Lumpur. Mohd Rasfan / AFP Photo
  • The missing Malaysia Airlines jet came down in the Indian Ocean, prime minister Najib Razak said March 24, as the airline reportedly told relatives it had been lost and that none on board survived. Goh Chai Hin / AFP Photo
    The missing Malaysia Airlines jet came down in the Indian Ocean, prime minister Najib Razak said March 24, as the airline reportedly told relatives it had been lost and that none on board survived. Goh Chai Hin / AFP Photo
  • The sombre announcement on the fate of the plane ended 17 days of agonising uncertainty for relatives of those on board — two thirds of them Chinese. Goh Chai Hin / AFP Photo
    The sombre announcement on the fate of the plane ended 17 days of agonising uncertainty for relatives of those on board — two thirds of them Chinese. Goh Chai Hin / AFP Photo
  • The Malaysian prime minister He said the flag carrier had already spoken to the families of the passengers and crew aboard the jet which disappeared on March 8 on an overnight flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Jason Lee / Reuters
    The Malaysian prime minister He said the flag carrier had already spoken to the families of the passengers and crew aboard the jet which disappeared on March 8 on an overnight flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Jason Lee / Reuters
  • Mr Najib said he had been briefed by representatives from Britain’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch, which relayed further analysis of satellite data by British company Inmarsat. Rolex Dela Pena / EPA
    Mr Najib said he had been briefed by representatives from Britain’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch, which relayed further analysis of satellite data by British company Inmarsat. Rolex Dela Pena / EPA
  • Malaysia believes the plane was deliberately diverted by someone on board. But the absence of firm evidence has fuelled intense speculation and conspiracy theories, and tormented the families of the missing. Rolex Dela Pena / EPA
    Malaysia believes the plane was deliberately diverted by someone on board. But the absence of firm evidence has fuelled intense speculation and conspiracy theories, and tormented the families of the missing. Rolex Dela Pena / EPA
  • Leading theories include a hijacking, pilot sabotage, or a sudden mid-air crisis that incapacitated the flight crew and left the plane to fly on autopilot until it ran out of fuel. Jason Lee / Reuters
    Leading theories include a hijacking, pilot sabotage, or a sudden mid-air crisis that incapacitated the flight crew and left the plane to fly on autopilot until it ran out of fuel. Jason Lee / Reuters
  • prime minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak leaves after speaking at the press conference to announce that fresh analysis of available satellite data has concluded that missing flight MH370’s final position was in the southern Indian Ocean. Rahman Roslan / Getty Images
    prime minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak leaves after speaking at the press conference to announce that fresh analysis of available satellite data has concluded that missing flight MH370’s final position was in the southern Indian Ocean. Rahman Roslan / Getty Images

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In pictures: Malaysia PM announces fate of missing MH370

Robert Mickelson

March 25, 2014

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Malaysia said on Monday the passenger jet which went missing more than two weeks ago crashed in the Indian Ocean, but shed no light on the mystery of why it veered from its intended course.

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