Missing Malaysia Airlines plane 'sabotaged on board'

The Malaysian prime minister, Najib Razak, delivers a statement to the media. Photograph: Wong Maye-E/AP


The hunt for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 took a dramatic turn yesterday after the country's prime minister confirmed that communications on board had been deliberately disabled and that the jet had flown off course for more than six hours after it lost contact with air traffic control.

The revelation came as police raided the home of the missing flight's pilot, sparking intense speculation that someone on the plane had been responsible for its disappearance or hijack.

No group has claimed responsibility, but the Malaysian authorities confirmed foul play was now the most likely theory to explain the plane's fate.

The Malaysian prime minister, Najib Razak, said his country's air force defence radar had picked up traces of the plane turning back westward, crossing over Peninsular Malaysia before heading into the northern stretches of the Strait of Malacca.
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