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At 12.41am last Saturday, a Malaysia Airlines plane left Kuala Lumpur for Beijing with 239 people. It never arrived. Here are the questions the world is asking:

The Mystery of Malaysia Airlines MH370

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Only this much is clear so far

MH370 left Kuala Lumpur at 12.41am on March 8 bound for Beijing. It was supposed to land at 6.30am. It carried 227 passengers and 12 crew members. It did not land.

10 questions about MH370


2. When was last contact made?

3. How big is the plane?

4. Any traces of the plane found?

5. Who is searching for MH370?

6. Where are they searching?

7. Can a plane just disappear?

8. Any other cases like this?

9. Who are the passengers?

10. Who are in charge of the search?