Malaysian Official: Missing Flight Was Hijacked

The plane that disappeared over the waters of the Gulf of Thailand was hijacked, a Malaysian official told reporters Friday night.

The Associated Press reports that the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity since he wasn’t authorized to talk to the press, said a hijacking was no longer just one of the many theories about what happened to the missing plane

“It is conclusive,” he said.

Investigators have concluded that one or more hijackers took control of the plane, and at least one of them had significant experience as a pilot, switching off communications devices and steering it off course. There’s no word on exactly where the plane was taken, or if it survived. Read more…

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