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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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Relatives of MH370 victim still can't get 'full closure'

The wife and daughter of a crew member on board missing flight MH370 have said they still can't get closure despite confirmation tonight that part of the plane has finally been found.

Jacquita Gonzales who lost her flight attendant husband Patrick Gomes when the plane went missing in March last year told AP: "I can't have full closure until they bring back my husband".

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