Malaysian authorities have announced their plans to release a report on their investigation into the disappearance of flight MH370 on March 7, one day before the one-year anniversary of the plane's vanishing. Many Chinese relatives of those lost onboard fear that this report could mean that the search efforts are being called off, and staged a protest at the Malaysian embassy in Beijing to voice their concerns.
About two dozen protesters went to the embassy today. According to The Sun Daily, a Malaysian publication, "many of [the passengers'] relatives hold out hope that the passengers are still alive."
"Don't declare MH370 lost without evidence," posted one of the protesters online. "The search is not over and they have not gotten enough evidence to conclude the aircraft is lost," another told the Sun Daily. "We still have great hope that our relatives are alive," said another.
There were 154 Chinese citizens aboard the flight. In the months (now 10) after the plane's disappearance, many of the passengers families have, at various times, expresed great outrage against Malaysian authorities, going as far as to say that they are being lied to.
From the looks of things, Malaysia is not seeking to call off the search just yet. Reuters reports that the March 7 documents will "have details on the technical investigation," but mentions nothing about a change in search strategy.
While the plane will likely be found someday, this has already been the longest search for a lost jet in modern aviation history, and doesn't show signs of showing success any time too soon.
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