Malaysia Says Most of the Debris in Maldives Not From Plane

Malaysia said Friday that most of the debris found in Maldives were not from a plane and were unrelated to the missing Malaysian jet

Malaysia Airlines staff board a flight prior to departure at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, May 14, 2014. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Malaysia said Friday that most of the debris found in Maldives were not from a plane and were unrelated to the missing Malaysian jet.

Last week, Malaysia said a wing fragment found on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion was confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The plane disappeared March 8, 2014, with 239 people aboard while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

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