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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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Plane window found on Reunion Island

A plane window has been found on Reunion Island, the Malaysian transport minister has said.

A Boeing 777 wing segment from the missing plane washed up on Reunion Island last week Credit: Reuters

But Liow Tiong Lai said he cannot confirm they belong to Flight 370, which went missing on March 8, 2014 with 239 people on board.

"I can only ascertain that it's plane debris," he told reporters.

Liow said "there are many items collected" from the Indian Ocean island where a wing part washed up last week and has been confirmed as part of missing MH370.

The new debris has been sent "to the French authorities for verification. I cannot confirm that it's from MH370."

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