MH370: Extraordinary riddle

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Updated on Mar 22, 2014 08:43 pm IST

Malaysian transport minister Hishammuddin Hussein shows a note from the Chinese ambassador stating that they have received new satellite images during the search for missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370, at a press conference near Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang. (AFP PHOTO)

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Updated on Mar 22, 2014 08:43 pm IST

Two Chinese Ilyushin IL-76s aircraft sit on the tarmac at RAAF Pearce base ready to join the search missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in Perth, Australia. (AP photo)

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Updated on Mar 22, 2014 08:43 pm IST

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Loadmasters, Sergeant Adam Roberts (L) and Flight Sergeant John Mancey, launch a 'Self Locating Data Marker Buoy' from a C-130J Hercules aircraft in the southern Indian Ocean during the search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. REUTERS

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Updated on Mar 22, 2014 08:43 pm IST

A veiled Muslim woman (R) waits at a stall selling t-shirts in memory of the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH370 flight outside the Putra mosque in Putrajaya. AFP

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Updated on Mar 22, 2014 08:43 pm IST

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Warrant Officer Michal Mikeska looks out of a RAAF C-130J Hercules aircraft as it flies over the southern Indian Ocean during the search for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. REUTERS

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Updated on Mar 22, 2014 08:43 pm IST

A family member of a passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 attends a routine briefing given by Malaysian government and military representatives at Lido Hotel in Beijing. REUTERS

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Updated on Mar 22, 2014 08:43 pm IST

A Chinese woman who is a relative of a passenger from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, with her three-year-old daughter and another family member as they arrive at Metro Park Lido Hotel in Beijing. AFP

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Updated on Mar 22, 2014 08:43 pm IST

A man writes a message on a board for passengers onboard missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 and their family members, at Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur March 22, 2014. REUTERS

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Updated on Mar 22, 2014 08:43 pm IST

A Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion flies past the HMAS Success as they search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 debris or wreckage in the southern Indian Ocean. (AFP photo)

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Updated on Mar 22, 2014 08:43 pm IST

Flight Lieutenant Jason Nichols aboard a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) AP-3C Orion, looks ahead towards the Australian navy ship HMAS Success as they search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 over the southern Indian Ocean. (Reuters)

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Updated on Mar 22, 2014 08:43 pm IST

Two Chinese Ilyushin IL-76s aircraft sit on the tarmac at RAAF Pearce base ready to join the search missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in Perth, Australia. (AP Photo)

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Updated on Mar 22, 2014 08:43 pm IST

Sergeant Samuel Carson prepares meals for crew aboard a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) AP-3C Orion, as they search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean. (Reuters)

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Updated on Mar 22, 2014 08:43 pm IST

A neighbourhood security patrol cycle pass the Metro Park Lido Hotel where Chinese relatives of passengers from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are meeting with Malaysian officials. (AFP photo)

MH370: Extraordinary riddle

Malaysian transport minister Hishammuddin Hussein shows a note from the Chinese ambassador stating that they have received new satellite images during the search for missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370, at a press conference near Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang. (AFP PHOTO)

Two Chinese Ilyushin IL-76s aircraft sit on the tarmac at RAAF Pearce base ready to join the search missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in Perth, Australia. (AP photo)

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Loadmasters, Sergeant Adam Roberts (L) and Flight Sergeant John Mancey, launch a 'Self Locating Data Marker Buoy' from a C-130J Hercules aircraft in the southern Indian Ocean during the search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. REUTERS

A veiled Muslim woman (R) waits at a stall selling t-shirts in memory of the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH370 flight outside the Putra mosque in Putrajaya. AFP

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Warrant Officer Michal Mikeska looks out of a RAAF C-130J Hercules aircraft as it flies over the southern Indian Ocean during the search for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. REUTERS

A family member of a passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 attends a routine briefing given by Malaysian government and military representatives at Lido Hotel in Beijing. REUTERS

A Chinese woman who is a relative of a passenger from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, with her three-year-old daughter and another family member as they arrive at Metro Park Lido Hotel in Beijing. AFP

A man writes a message on a board for passengers onboard missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 and their family members, at Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur March 22, 2014. REUTERS

A Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion flies past the HMAS Success as they search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 debris or wreckage in the southern Indian Ocean. (AFP photo)

Flight Lieutenant Jason Nichols aboard a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) AP-3C Orion, looks ahead towards the Australian navy ship HMAS Success as they search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 over the southern Indian Ocean. (Reuters)

Two Chinese Ilyushin IL-76s aircraft sit on the tarmac at RAAF Pearce base ready to join the search missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in Perth, Australia. (AP Photo)

Sergeant Samuel Carson prepares meals for crew aboard a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) AP-3C Orion, as they search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean. (Reuters)

A neighbourhood security patrol cycle pass the Metro Park Lido Hotel where Chinese relatives of passengers from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are meeting with Malaysian officials. (AFP photo)

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