Malaysia top cop says MH370 mystery may never be solved

[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's top police official warned yesterday that authorities may never learn what caused the mysterious disappearance of flight MH370, as he indicated that a three-week-old criminal investigation has so far been inconclusive.

"Give us more time," Inspector General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar told reporters in Kuala Lumpur, according to Dow Jones Newswires. "We may not even know the real cause of this incident."

The sober assessment is unlikely to go down well with anxious family members of the missing passengers, especially Chinese relatives who have fiercely attacked Malaysia's government and the airline as incompetent "liars" and "murderers".