Malaysia said Friday it was dramatically expanding the already vast scope of its search for a missing passenger plane, admitting it was no closer to solving the agonising aviation mystery a week after the jet vanished. "The aircraft is still missing, and the search area is expanding," said Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein. "Together with our international partners, we are pushing further east into the South China Sea and further into the Indian Ocean." Hishammuddin said he could offer no new information on the fate of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared from radar screens over Southeast Asia last Saturday, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 227 passengers and 12 crew on board.
Malaysia dramatically expands search for missing jet
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