Officials have suggested that the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 may have been detected on military radar at 2.15am on Saturday, 200 miles north-west of Penang. This is the third potential last sighting added to the confusion over the flight's movements.

The plane was headed north-east to Beijing when it took off from Malaysia in the early hours of Saturday morning. Twelve countries have joined the search but experts stress it is too early to be certain what happened.

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Malaysian authorities are facing growing criticism about muddled and sometimes contradictory briefings.

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