Despite Rupert Murdoch's considered announcement connecting the two incidents, Yunnan province governor Li Jiheng has insisted that there is no evidence linking the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to the terrorist attack in Kunming on March 1.
Li made the statement at a Sunday press conference, where he warned the people of Yunnan to remain vigilant, assuring that anti-terrorism will be at the forefront of the government's work in maintaining stability in the region following the attack on Kunming railway station.
The Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 239 people, mostly Chinese nationals, lost contact with air traffic control shortly after leaving Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, never reaching its intended destination of Beijing. At least two men are known to have boarded the plane using stolen European passports, purchasing tickets together with an onward flight to Europe planned.
Several countries have assisted in the search for the aircraft, directing ships and planes to comb the surrounding area, but at this time the fate of the flight remains a mystery.
The timing of the incident, a week after knife-wielding terrorists killed at least 29 people at a train station in the southwestern city of Kunming, led to speculation from British tabloid the Mirror that Xinjiang separatist forces, or Islam militant group "the Uyghurs", could be involved. Fox News also speculated that the attack could be related to "Jee-jang" province.
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