The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 entered its ninth day on Sunday (March 16). Malaysian officials say the plane was deliberately flown off course, suggesting a possible hijacking.
Reuters reports: "Faint electronic signals sent to satellites from a missing Malaysian jetliner show it may have been flown thousands of miles off course before running out of fuel over the Indian Ocean, a source familiar with official U.S. assessments said.
"Investigators are focusing increasingly on foul play, as evidence suggests the plane turned sharply west after its disappearance and - with its communications systems deliberately switched off - continued to fly for perhaps several hours.
"'What we can say is we are looking at sabotage, with hijack still on the cards,' said a senior Malaysian police official.
On March 15, police searched the homes of the captain and the first officer in Shah Alam near Kuala Lumpur. The animation depicts a timeline of the main developments since the plane disappeared last Saturday.
