Missing Malaysia Airlines flight: Men who boarded plane with stolen passports caught on video; official reveals 5 passengers checked into flight, but never boarded

As the hunt for the plane entered its third day, experts said possible causes of the apparent crash included an explosion, catastrophic engine failure or even a terrorist attack. A yellow object that rescue officials believed could be a life raft turned out to be a hunk of moss-covered trash, once again dashing hopes in the fruitless search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

Malaysia's Department of Civil Aviation chief Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said at a news conference at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang Monday that search and rescue teams failed to find any sign of the missing aircraft.
Two men who used stolen travel documents to board the Malaysia Airlines jet that vanished Saturday were caught by surveillance cameras and were not Asian in appearance, a Malaysian official said Monday, conflicting earlier reports about what the pair looked like.

"We confirmed now they are not Asian looking males," Malaysia's Department of Civil Aviation chief, Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, said at a news conference Monday.

Azharuddin said investigators reviewed surveillance footage taken at the Kuala Lumpur airport "from check-in right to departure" and confirmed that  security protocols were followed — despite the fact that two men managed to board with stolen Italian and Austrian passports.

One of the men was black, Azharuddin said. When reporters asked what the men looked like, Azharuddin compared one to Italian soccer star Mario Balotelli.