Official: New debris that washed up on Reunion Island not a plane part
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A new piece of debris that washed up on Reunion Island is a "domestic ladder," not a piece of a plane, The Associated Press reported Sunday.
Sky News and the BBC previously reported that officials had found an object that was possibly a plane door.
"I read all over media it (the new debris) was part of a door," said Malaysian Director General of Civil Aviation Azharuddin Abdul Rahman. "But I checked with the Civil Aviation Authority, and people on the ground in Reunion, and it was just a domestic ladder."
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A number seen on the flaperon was identified Thursday as a component number from a Boeing 777, CNN reported. The wreckage has been flown to France, where it will be analyzed by experts.
On Wednesday, Reunion environmental worker Johnny Begue said he also discovered a piece of a suitcase about 2.5 meters away from the debris, but it's unclear whether the two pieces of wreckage are linked.
