A relative (woman in white) of a passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 cries as she talks on her mobile phone at a Beijing airport. (Reuters)
 

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A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying more than 230 people was en route to Beijing when it went missing, officials say.  Report: Plane crashed »

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