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Stolen Passport Holder On Malaysian Flight Is Iranian

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08:46 11 Mar 2014


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One of the passengers who boarded the missing Malaysian Airlines flight on a stolen passport has been identified as an Iranian national.

The 19-year-old is not believed to be linked to any terrorist groups - and may have been trying to migrate to Germany.

Malaysia's police chief says all 239 people who booked the flight, boarded the plane - contrary to earlier reports that 5 people never turned up.

The search for the missing jet is now focused on the country's west coast - the opposite side to where the plane is thought to have gone missing.

The Guardian's South East Asia Correspondent Kate Hodal says families are now losing patience after four days with no information:

Officials now say terrorism is looking less likely as a reason for the plane's disappearance.

Malaysian police Inspector General Khalid Abu Bakar says international checks on the man identified as travelling on a stolen passport have no links to terrorist activity:


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