Malaysia Airlines MH370: Stolen passport 'no terror link'
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Police released pictures of the young Iranian man)
A man travelling on a stolen passport on a missing Malaysian jet was a young Iranian who is not believed to have terrorist links, Malaysian police say.It is thought the 19-year-old was travelling to Germany where he was hoping to seek asylum, they say.
The Beijing-bound Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished on Saturday shortly after it left Kuala Lumpur. There were 239 people on board.
Search teams have expanded their scope to the Straits of Malacca.
The young Iranian was one of two passengers travelling on stolen passports on board the flight.Experts have said their presence was a breach of security, but is relatively common in a region regarded as a hub for illegal migration.
Malaysia's police chief Inspector Gen Khalid Abu Bakar said the young Iranian was "not likely to be a member of a terrorist group", adding that the authorities were in contact with his mother in Germany, who had been expecting her son to arrive in Frankfurt.