Communications system of missing jet disabled, investigation refocused on crew, passengers: Malaysian PM

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Saturday that the communications system of the missing Malaysian Airlines jet was disabled just before it reached the east coast of peninsular Malaysia.

"Based on new satellite communication, we can say with a high degree of certainty that the aircraft communications, addressing and reporting system was disabled just before the aircraft reached the east coast of peninsular Malaysia," he said at a press conference here.