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Interpol IDs Iranians on MH370, terror link not suspected

Two Iranians who used stolen European passports to board the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are not suspected of links to any terrorist groups.
Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble (2ndR) speaks during a news conference at the Interpol headquarters in Lyon, March 11, 2014. The head of international police agency Interpol said on Tuesday he did not believe the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines plane at the weekend was a terrorist incident, suggesting two men who boarded using stolen passports may have been smuggled by traffickers. The plane carrying 239 people on board has now been missing for four days, with a search involving crews from 10 n

Two Iranian nationals identified Tuesday as having used stolen European passports to board missing Malaysia Air flight 370 are not suspected of links to terrorist groups, Interpol said Tuesday, in releasing their photos.

“The more information we get, the more we are inclined to conclude it is not a terrorist incident,” Interpol Secretary-General Ron Noble said Tuesday.

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