Foreign Ministry closely monitoring Japan plane crash aftermath

The Foreign Ministry is closely monitoring the situation following the collision between a Japan Airlines plane (JAL 516) and a Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) aircraft at Haneda Airport, Tokyo yesterday.

In a statement released last night, the ministry has reported that the Malaysian Embassy in Tokyo is in direct communication with officials from Japan Airlines and Japanese authorities to ascertain whether any Malaysians were among the passengers of flight JAL 516.