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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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France ramps up search effort for MH370 debris

French gendarmes and police inspect a large piece of plane debris found on Reunion. Credit: Reuters

France is stepping up its efforts in the search for debris from missing Malaysian Airlines plane MH370.

Extra planes, boats and helicopters are being sent to scour the coast of the remote Indian Ocean island of Reunion, where a piece of wing from MH370 was found on a beach last week.

Malaysia has called for the governments of Mauritius and Madagascar, near Reunion, to help widen the search area after additional debris, including a plane window, was discovered.

MH370, a Boeing 777, disappeared in March 2014 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 passengers and crew on board.

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