中國：失聯班機中國乘客與恐怖主義無關聯

China said Tuesday none of the Chinese passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines airliner appear to have links to terrorism, as the massive, multinational search for the jet expanded further.

The official Xinhua news agency quoted China's ambassador to Malaysia (Huang Huikang) as saying the determination was made following background checks on all passengers from the mainland. About two-thirds of the 227 passengers on board the jet were Chinese.

The ambassador also said China has begun looking for the Boeing 777 "in the territory along the northern corridor" of the search area.

The plane appears to have flown either north toward Central Asia or south, deeper into the vast Indian Ocean after it mysteriously vanished on March 8. Investigators believe the jet may have been deliberately diverted from its initial flight path from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

The New York Times is reporting the plane's intended route appears to have been altered by a computer system mostly likely programmed by someone in the cockpit with knowledge of advanced aircraft systems.

Speaking anonymously, U.S. officials told the Times the development reinforces the theory that foul play is involved and will likely increase scrutiny of the plane's pilot and co-pilot.中國表示，馬來西亞失聯班機上的任何一名中國乘客看來都與恐怖主義沒有關聯。目前多個國家正在進一步擴大搜尋失聯班機的範圍。

中國駐馬來西亞大使黃惠康星期二說，對失聯班機上154名中國大陸乘客全部進行背景調查後，得出了以上結論。

黃惠康還表示，中國方面已經開始在搜尋區域的北部走廊一帶尋找這架波音777客機以及239名乘客和機組人員。

這架班機3月8日神祕失蹤後，看來或者向北飛往中亞，或者向南飛向印度洋。調查人員相信，這架班機可能是故意偏離從吉隆坡飛往北京的預定航線。

據紐約時報報道，這架班機的預定航線被一個電腦系統做了改變，而最大可能是具備尖端飛機系統知識的人在駕駛艙內操縱電腦程序改變航線。

未透露姓名的美國官員對紐約時報說，事態的發展加強了有關班機失蹤涉及非法行爲的推論，由此很可能加強對機長和副機長的調查。