Flight MH370: Hijacking fears shift search to pilots, people on board

LATEST UPDATES:

• Prime Minister Najib Razak said despite reports disappearance was a hijacking, all possibilities being explored
• Malaysian prime minister said disabling of communications, plane’s movements were deliberate
• Flight MH370′s last contact with satellite was 8:11 a.m. local time Mar. 8
• Search now focusing on two corridors: first between northern Thailand and Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan border, second between Indonesia and southern Indian Ocean
• Operations in the South China Sea will come to an end

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The Malaysian jetliner missing for more than a week had its communications deliberately disabled and its last signal came about 7 1/2 hours after takeoff, meaning it could have ended up as far as Kazakhstan or into the southern reaches of the Indian Ocean, Malaysia’s leader said Saturday.

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