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France steps up search efforts for MH370 debris

France is sending extra planes, boats and helicopters to search for debris from missing Malaysian Airlines plane MH370 along the coast of Reunion Island.

It comes after a wing fragment and a plane window were found on the remote Indian Ocean island.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott hailed the discovery of the wing fragment, stating that the "baffling mystery" of the flight's disappearance was closer to being solved, while Malaysia Airlines said it was a "major breakthrough" in resolving the mystery.

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Malysian PM: We now have physical evidence of MH370

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has confirmed that part of the missing plane MH370 has been found.

Speaking at a televised news conference he said: "We now have physical evidence that, as I announced on the 24th of March last year, flight MH370 tragically landed in the South Indian ocean - this is a remote, inhospitable and dangerous area."

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