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Malaysian plane crashes in South Asia waters

The jet carried many rich passengers on their way to Beijing, China. It is still a mystery about how the plane crashed. The plane is still missing as friends and family wait anxiously for any news of their loved ones.  Photo Courtesy: MCT Photo
The jet carried many rich passengers on their way to Beijing, China. It is still a mystery about how the plane crashed. The plane is still missing as friends and family wait anxiously for any news of their loved ones.
Photo courtesy of MCT Photo.

On Saturday, March 8, a Malaysia Airlines plane crashed into the South Asian waters. Authorities question travel agents at a beach resort in Thailand about two men who boarded the vanished plane with stolen passports.

Nearly six days after the Boeing 777 with 239 people on board disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, no debris has been seen in the ocean.

“It is terrible to hear about the crash, because it lost the lives of many people,” said Astrid Cabello, 10.

According to Yahoo News, five passengers who checked in for Flight MH370 didn’t board the plane, and their luggage was removed from it.

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Two of the passengers were traveling on passports stolen in Thailand and had onward tickets to Europe, but it is not known whether the two men had anything to do with the plane’s disappearance.

“There are too many hidden facts to know the real cause of the crash so we just have to wait and see,” said Priscilla Wu, 10.

The stolen passports, one belonging to Christian Kozel of Austria and the other to Luigi Maraldi of Italy, were entered into Interpol’s database after they were taken in Thailand.

Speculators are unsure of what was the cause of the plane’s disappearance; some say that it could be a terrorist attack.

“I think that the crash might have been a terrorist attack because it is suspicious how there was two people aboard with stolen passports,” said Cabello, 10.

Possible causes of the apparent crash include an explosion, catastrophic engine failure, terrorist attack, pilot error, or even suicide.

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Amy Deng, Managing Editor
Hello! My name is Amy Deng and I am a senior at Sycamore High School. This is my fourth year on staff and I currently hold the position of managing editor for the print magazine, The Leaf. My job is to design the style sheet, mentor new students, and oversee the design process of the print platform. I enjoy writing articles on multiple genres, including feature, news, and sports. In particular, I work with several design programs such as Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop to create pages and layouts for the Leaf. I joined journalism hoping to experience hands-on news coverage and to improve my writing skills. Over the years, I have grown to enjoy and value my experiences in the classroom. Through collaborating with other staff members, I have developed and improved my communication and leadership skills; and through working as a team, we have been able to produce an award-winning, student-run news magazine. I am excited for the new year and can’t wait to see what it holds! More about myself: I have always been involved with sports ever since I was a child. I participated in synchronized swimming for seven years and am currently a part of the school varsity swim team and during the offseason I am part of a club team, BASH. In addition, I have always been passionate about my cultural roots which is why I am the vice president of the Chinese Club. My role is to lead club presentations and organize bi-weekly activities. I also volunteer at Bethesda North Hospital as an escort where I discharge patients. Additionally, my favorite hobby is listening to music. I enjoy a wide span of genres and a few of my favorite artists include: Two Door Cinema Club, Mac Demarco, Beach House, Bon Iver, Chance the Rapper, Childish Gambino, and Stevie Wonder. Quote to live by: “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others” - Audrey Hepburn.
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