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- ↑ "'This is where MH370 crashed': Fisherman claims he saw Malaysian Airlines plane go down". January 16, 2019 – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
- ↑ "New theories claim MH370 was 'remotely hijacked', buried in Antarctica". Newshub – via www.newshub.co.nz.
- ↑ Davies, Norman (2017). Beneath Another Sky: A Global Journey into History. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-1846148323 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "MH370: Four conspiracy theories that almost got away with it". thestar.com.my – The Star Online.
- ↑ "CIA withholding information on flight MH370, says former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 May 2014.
- ↑ Barbara Tasch. "Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Former Leader Says CIA in MH370 Cover Up". Time .
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- ↑ "Germanwings: Crash leaves many unanswered questions". BBC News. 27 March 2015.