Malaysian prime minister confirms plane part was from MH370

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The plane part found on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion has been confirmed to be a piece of the missing flight MH370, Malaysia's prime minister said Wednesday. Investigators began their study of the piece earlier Wednesday in France.

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 has been an unsolved mystery for more than a year, after it went missing on March 8, 2014 while making its way to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur. There were 239 passengers on board.

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Jeva Lange
Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.