11 with links to al Qaeda being questioned in MH370 probe
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Police stand guard as family members of passengers aboard
missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 gather for a sit-in protest
outside the Malaysian embassy in Beijing April 25, 2014. Inset: A US
Navy P8 Poseidon takes off to rejoin the ongoing search operations for
the jet.
Photo: Reuters; EPA
International law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and Britain’s MI6, asked Malaysian authorities to conduct intense interrogations of the 11 militants, who range in age from 22 to 55 and include students, business professionals and a young widow, the Mail newspaper said.
They were all arrested in Malaysia last week.
An officer with the Counter Terrorism Division of Malaysia’s Special Branch said the arrests have increased concern that terrorists may have taken control of the plane.
“The possibility that the plane was diverted by militants is still high on the list,’’ the officer said.
“International investigators have asked for a comprehensive report on this new terror group.’’
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The official revealed that the suspects admitted planning “sustained
terror campaigns in Malaysia,’’ but insisted their group had nothing to
do with the plane.
A
man reacts as Chinese relatives of passengers on the missing Malaysia
Airlines flight MH370 attend a meeting at the Metro Park Hotel in
Beijing on April 21, 2014.Photo: Getty Images
The Beijing-bound plane vanished two months ago with 239 people aboard.
A massive hunt for the aircraft, which is believed to have gone down in the Indian Ocean, has turned up no wreckage.
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