(VOVworld) – Malaysia said on Sunday that the debris discovered on France’s Reunion Island has been identified as part of a Boeing 777, the same model as Malaysian Airlines flight, MH370, which vanished last year.

Metallic debris found on a beach in Saint-Denis on the French Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. (Photo: AFP/Richard Bouhet)

Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said this debris was verified by French authorities, aircraft manufacturer Boeing, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and a Malaysian team. Liow said the barnacled plane part was flown to Paris on Saturday and was taken to Toulouse to undergo more detailed analysis.