Tearful end to the 18-day drama
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Malaysia's announcement that the Malaysia Airlines MH370 plane, missing for 18 days, has gone down in the southern Indian Ocean at a remote location west of Perth has led to grievance and anger, particularly to relatives of the passengers.
Malaysia drew criticism at home and abroad for announcing that a missing passenger jet with 239 people aboard had been lost at sea, even before any wreckage was found. The country's flag carrier also received ire for informing some relatives of the plane's loss by text message, although it insisted this had been a "last resort".
Angry relatives of Chinese passengers today marched to the Malaysia Embassy in Beijing, demanding answers on the crashed plane.
"Return our relatives," around 200 family members cried at the gates, which was protected by a row of uniformed police and plain clothes security. Paramilitary police with riot shields assembled nearby, out of view of the protesters. Scores of Chinese relatives marched on Malaysia's embassy in Beijing on Tuesday, shouting slogans including "The Malaysian government are murderers".
The relatives, some in tears, had linked arms as they marched from the Lido Hotel, where they have gathered throughout the 17-day drama, about four kilometres (2.5 miles) to the mission.
At 10pm in Malaysia on March 24, 17 days after the jet was missing, Prime Minister Najib Razak said the plane has gone down in the southern Indian Ocean at a remote location west of Perth. This conclusion was based on new analysis by satellite company Inmarsat and the UK Air Accidents Investi
