Large Piece Of Plane Debris Discovered İn Indian Ocean

Australia says it is working with France, the United States and plane manufacturer Boeing on a Malaysia-led mission to examine plane debris found in the Indian Ocean to identify if it is part of Malaysian Airlines MH370.



The large piece of wreckage - which Australia's deputy prime minister said in a statement Thursday "appears to be from an aircraft" - was found Wednesday on the island of Reunion east of Madagascar.



Truss said that Australia's transport safety bureau was working with transport authorities from the two countries on the examination of the plane part, under the leadership of Malaysia.



"The debris is being examined by experts to determine its origin," the statement said. "Any new evidence will be used to further inform and refine ongoing search efforts."



Data from before the flight's March 2014 disappearance prompted a search focus far off Australia's western coast.



Australia's Transport Safety Bureau Chief Commissioner Martin Dolan, who has been heading search efforts for Flight MH370, said that if the part proved to be from the plane, it would be consistent with theories that it crashed within the 46,000 square mile search area in the southern Indian Ocean. - Ankara