From the press conference by Malaysian Inspector General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar: The identity of the passenger traveling with a stolen Austrian passport: He is Eouria Nour Mohammad Mehrdead, 19 from Iran. He was traveling to Germany, where his mother had been waiting for him, with plans to migrate. His mother got in touch with Malaysian police when he failed to arrive and confirmed that she had known that he was traveling with a stolen passport. Check on him found that he was 'not likely to be a member of any terrorist group'. He entered Malaysia on Feb 20. The identity of the second passenger traveling on a stolen Italian passport has yet to be revealed. It was also confirmed that there were NO passengers who checked in for the flight and did not board. Police are investigating the matter from four angles: hijacking, sabotage, psychological problems among the passengers and crew and personal problems among passengers and crew. Asked to elaborate what personal problems meant he said: There may have been someone on the flight who bought a huge sum of insurance who would want the family to gain from it. Or someone who owed someone money. We are looking at all possibilities. Source
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