马来西亚民航总局总监爱资哈尔丁9日晚在吉隆坡国际机场举行的新闻发布会上说,目前仍没有发现马来西亚失联客机的下落,马方和有关国家的搜救范围和力度正在加大。 % c) z+ \ u A" i. B6 W 1 Z% ~, c) Z- t. {; |3 u爱资哈尔丁说,目前工作的重点仍是围绕搜寻失联客机的下落展开,有关各方目前参与搜救的飞机已增至34架,搜寻船只也达到了40艘,搜寻的范围扩大到马六甲海峡周边地区。
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Azharuddin said the search includes northern parts of the Malacca Strait, on the opposite side of the Malay Peninsula and far west of the plane's last known location. Azharuddin would not explain why crews were searching there, saying, "There are some things that I can tell you and some things that I can't."