UN-backed nuke watchdog says no explosion detected on missing Malaysian plane: spokesman

UNITED NATIONS: A UN-backed nuke watchdog confirmed that it has not detected an explosion or crash linked to the disappearance of the Malaysian plane, a UN spokesman told reporters here on Monday.

"Regarding the missing Malaysian Airlines flight, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), based in Vienna, confirmed over the weekend that neither an explosion nor a plane crash on land or on water had been detected so far," said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, at the daily briefing.