MH370 relatives rage as Malaysia probes \\\'deleted\\\' data

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 19 (AFP): Angry Chinese relatives tried to gatecrash Malaysia's tightly controlled daily media briefing on the missing plane Wednesday in chaotic scenes underlining the frustrations surrounding the 12-day search.
Shouting and crying, a handful of relatives of passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines flight 370 unfurled a banner reading "Give us back our families". They accused Malaysian authorities of withholding information and doing too little to find the plane.
The dramatic scenes unfolded just before Malaysian officials arrived for the briefing, in which they announced no progress in determining what befell the plane.
"They give different messages every day. Where's the flight now? We can't stand it anymore!" one woman wailed as reporters mobbed her and other relatives.
Shortly afterwards, Malaysian officials held a shorter-than-usual press conference at which they indicated an investigation was zooming in closer on the pilot.
Authorities said investigators had discovered that data had been deleted from the home flight simulator of Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah about one month before the plane vanished early on March 8. But they cautioned against a rush to judgement.
"Some data had been deleted from the simulator and forensic work to retrieve this data is ongoing," said Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein.