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(The Mirror) It has been claimed today that co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid's mobile phone made a call as the Malaysia Airlines plane flew low near the island of Penang, on the north of Malaysia's west coast.
The New Straits Times reported the aircraft, with 239 people on board, was flying low enough for the nearest telecommunications tower to pick up Fariq's signal.
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