‘Sabotage’ Indicated on Flight 370

‘Sabotage’ Indicated on Flight 370

New evidence points to a deliberate act in the case of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Reuters reported Friday that Malaysian investigators say radar data indicate the jetliner was flown off course by hundreds of miles deliberately, using coordinates normally employed for routes to the Middle East and Europe. "What we can say is we are looking at sabotage, with hijack still on the cards," said one official. It also seems clear to investigators that whoever is responsible for the jet's change of course—sending the plane back over Malaysia after losing contact with air traffic control—was someone with aviation skills. An anonymous U.S. official told the AP that investigators are considering the possibility that the aircraft's disappearance may have been "an act of piracy" and that the plane could have landed somewhere. Among clues pointing to "human intervention," the official said, is that the Boeing 777's transponder and another messaging system on the plane were turned off at separate times.

Rep. Peter King says he wouldn't rule out terrorism in the case of a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner trib.al/PzGp00K