It is very likely flight MH370 had its communications deliberately disabled before it went missing, but there has been no confirmation the plane was hijacked, Malaysian PM Najib Razak said at a press conference.
There is a high degree of certainty that the communications systems of flight MH370 were disabled by someone on board the plane, Razak said. Citing evidence from satellite images and radar tracking, Razak said the actions taken before the planes disappearance were "consistent with the deliberate action of someone on the plane."
Flight MH370 was on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing last week when it vanished from radars. It was carrying 239 people. Responding to rumors that the Boeing 777 was hijackied, Razak said that this had not been confirmed.
"Despite media reports the plane was hijacked, I wish to be very clear, we are still investigating all possibilities as to what caused MH370 to deviate," Razak said.