Malaysia Airlines says a flight carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing has gone missing and that the airline is notifying next of kin.
Malaysia's flag carrier said flight MH370 disappeared at 2:40am local time on Saturday (1840 GMT Friday), about two hours after leaving Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
It had been due to arrive in Beijing at 6:30am local time on Saturday (2230 GMT Friday).
The plane was a Boeing 777-200. The airline's Kuala Lumpur-Beijing route passes roughly over the Indochinese peninsula.
The flight was carrying 227 passengers, including two infants, from 13 different nationalities, and 12 crew members.
China's state television said 158 of the passengers were Chinese.
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