Missing Malaysian Plane; Investigation on Newly Found Piece

French officials are investigating a newly found piece on the shores of the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean that may be related to the mysterious missing Malaysian flight MH370. The Boeing 777 of Malaysia Airlines, flight number 370, disappeared from radar in March of last year while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 239 passengers on board, and no efforts have yielded any clues about its whereabouts. Experts have stated that the newly found piece resembles a wing of a 777. However, no official has commented on this matter yet. The island of Réunion, where the piece was found, is much farther from the area where searches for the Boeing are ongoing. The location of Réunion Island is in the Indian Ocean, near Madagascar, while Malaysia and Australia are located on the right side of the hemisphere. Meanwhile, flight 370 is the only Boeing 777 that has gone missing. Therefore, if the found piece belongs to this model of aircraft, the likelihood that it is related to flight 370 increases more than ever. Reuters quoted a source familiar with the investigation stating that the found piece likely belongs to this model of Boeing. An unnamed American official told the Associated Press that based on initial images, there is a 'high probability' that the piece is part of a Boeing 777. Boeing has reiterated its commitment to supporting the investigation into MH370 in a statement. According to AFP, Boeing stated, 'Our goal, as is the goal of the aviation industry worldwide, is not only to find the aircraft but also to determine the cause of what happened.' Malaysia has sent a team of investigators to the site of the discovery of this piece. The Star newspaper, published in Kuala Lumpur, quoted Liu Tiong Lai, the country's Minister of Transport, stating, 'We hope that the investigation team can identify this [piece] as soon as possible.'