NEWS: Malaysia Airlines officially ends search for #MH370 -@flightcrisis

A Malaysian government spokesperson has officially declared the loss of flight MH370 was an accident and all on board are dead. The flight disappeared in March 2014 and is thought to have crashed in the Indian Ocean

Speaking to journalists in Kuala Lumpur, the spokesperson said he gave the news with "the heaviest of hearts and deepest sorrow".

The declaration officially ends the search for the missing aircraft and will allow families of those on board to obtain assistance for their claims for compensation, he added.

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