Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – March 11, 2014

1. Mid of police showing a still photo of a 19-year-old Iranian, identified by Malaysian police as Pouria Nour Mohammad Mehrdad, who they say boarded the now missing Malaysia Airlines jet with a stolen passport and thought to be trying to migrate to Germany

2. STILL: Malaysian police woman holding up still photo of Mehrdad

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Khalid Tan Sri, Inspector General of Police: (see script)

4. Police woman holding up pictures of both Mehrdad and unidentified passengers with stolen passports

5. STILL: Malaysian police woman holding up still photo of both Mehrdad and unidentified passenger

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Near Tho Chu island, Vietnam – March 11, 2014

6. Mid of wheel during take off

7. Mid of officer looking at aircraft track on tablet screen

8. Various of screen showing track of aircraft near Tho Chu island

9. Wide aerial of sea

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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – – March 11, 2014

10. SOUNDBITE (Vietnamese) General Do Minh Tuan, Deputy Commander of Vietnam Airforce: (see script)

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Near Tho Chu island, Vietnam – March 11, 2014

11. Mid of cockpit and pilot

12. Wide aerial of sea in searching area

VOICE-OVER SCRIPT:

ONE OF TWO MEN TRAVELING ON A MISSING MALAYSIA JETLINER WITH A STOLEN PASSPORT WAS A 19-YEAR-OLD MAN BELIEVED TO BE TRYING TO MIGRATE TO GERMANY.

POLICE ANNOUNCED HE HAD NO TERROR LINKS ON TUESDAY.

IT IS BELIEVED THAT HE WAS PLANNING TO SEEK ASYLUM.

SOUNDBITE (English) Khalid Tan Sri, Inspector General of Police:

“We believe that he is an Iranian (white flash) We believe that he is not likely to be a member of any terrorist group. And we believe that he is trying to migrate to Germany.”

POLICE SAID THE OTHER MAN TRAVELING WITH THE IRANIAN HAD ARRIVED IN MALAYSIA ON THE SAME DAY AND HAS YET TO BE IDENTIFIED.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS THE FIRST CERTAIN PIECE OF NEWS IN WHAT HAS BECOME A BAFFLING MYSTERY OVER THE FATE OF FLIGHT MH370.

AUTHORITIES EXPANDED THEIR SEARCH TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE COUNTRY’S COAST FROM WHERE IT DISAPPEARED WITH 239 PEOPLE ON BOARD.

SOUNDBITE (Vietnamese) General Do Minh Tuan, Deputy Commander of Vietnam Air force:

“We are searching in the area where the plane lost contact; and today we are going to widen the searching area.”

LAND AREAS ARE ALSO BEING SEARCHED.

OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS, THE SEARCH MISSION HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE NINE AIR CRAFTS AND 24 SHIPS.

SALIM ESSAID, ASSOCIATED PRESS.