Beijing: The pilots, crew and passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane must be treated as innocent until proven otherwise, Malaysia's transport minister has said.
Police bundled relatives of Chinese passengers on flight MH370 out of his briefing after they burst in to vent their anger and unfurl a banner reading "tell the truth". One woman was dragged out as she wailed: "Where are they?" at journalists.
Hishammuddin Hussein acknowledged the growing frustration and anguish of family members, telling reporters: "One of our main priorities is how to manage emotions and how to appease families. We are sending a high-level team to Beijing to explain what we are doing.
"We do understand their concerns and are trying our very best. It's heart-wrenching."
Flight MH370 vanished early on 8 March en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 227 passengers and 12 crew on board. Malaysian officials have said they believe the plane was diverted deliberately, but say they are not ruling out any possible reasons for the decision to turn it off course.
19/03/14 Tania Branigan/The Guardian
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Police bundled relatives of Chinese passengers on flight MH370 out of his briefing after they burst in to vent their anger and unfurl a banner reading "tell the truth". One woman was dragged out as she wailed: "Where are they?" at journalists.
Hishammuddin Hussein acknowledged the growing frustration and anguish of family members, telling reporters: "One of our main priorities is how to manage emotions and how to appease families. We are sending a high-level team to Beijing to explain what we are doing.
"We do understand their concerns and are trying our very best. It's heart-wrenching."
Flight MH370 vanished early on 8 March en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 227 passengers and 12 crew on board. Malaysian officials have said they believe the plane was diverted deliberately, but say they are not ruling out any possible reasons for the decision to turn it off course.
19/03/14 Tania Branigan/The Guardian
