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Eleven Al Qaeda-linked terrorists were arrested in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, according to the Daily Mail, in connection to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in March. The eleven, whose ages range from 22 to 55 and include students, business professionals, odd-job workers and even a young widow, are being questioned intensively over the flight after an investigation by several intelligence organizations. Despite repeated denials that the flight's disappearance was a terror attack, Malaysian officials finally admitted after the arrests that the new development raises the possibility of Al Qaeda's involvement. "The possibility that the plane was diverted by...

Malaysia Airlines will retire flight number 370 on its busy service between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing, days after the disappearance of one of its widebody jets on that route. The carrier said in a statement that the decision to retire the number is a mark of respect to the passengers and crew on board the flight who are still missing. Malaysia Airlines will replace the northbound flight from Friday with new flight number 318, with the return flight to Kuala Lumpur changing to flight 319 from flight 371.