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India suspends missing Malaysia jet search

Sunday, 16 March 2014


India on Sunday suspended its search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370 around the remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands and in the Bay of Bengal and are awaiting fresh instructions from Malaysia, a defence official said. “The entire operation is on hold for now. We are awaiting fresh instructions from Malaysia. Nothing came out of the search in designated areas on Saturday,” said Colonel Harmit Singh, spokesman for India's army, navy and airforce command in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, according to a news agency.