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Peter Chong holds a smartphone displaying a picture of himself with missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 captain Zaharie Shah.

Details emerge about the pilot and co-pilot of Malaysia’s missing flight

Conflict & Justice

Investigators are scouring the backgrounds of the pilot and co-pilot of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane in hopes of finding clues about the aircraft’s fate. The BBC’s Tom Bateman has talked with several friends and acquaintances of Captain Zaharie Shah and co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid — and says they’re not as they’re being portrayed.Investigators are scouring the backgrounds of the pilot and co-pilot of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane in hopes of finding clues about the aircraft’s fate. The BBC’s Tom Bateman has talked with several friends and acquaintances of Captain Zaharie Shah and co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid — and says they’re not as they’re being portrayed.