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Update | Angry Chinese family members storm Malaysia press briefing to protest slow MH370 search

Distraught family members of Chinese passengers who were on Malaysia Airlines flight 370 stormed a meeting room at a Kuala Lumpur hotel where government officials were due to hold a daily press briefing.

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A relative of a passenger onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 screams as she is removed from the media conference at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Reuters

Distraught family members of Chinese passengers who were on flight MH370 stormed a meeting room in Kuala Lumpur ahead of a Malaysian government press conference, as investigations into the missing airliner entered a 13th day but yielded few conclusive answers.

"Where are my sons, I need to know where they are," said one woman from Beijing.

A handful of relatives evaded heavy security at the Sama Sama Hotel near Kuala Lumpur International Airport and unfurled a banner saying: "We protest against the Malaysian government withholding information and holding up search efforts."

Not one Malaysian official has said one comforting word to us
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The relatives burst into the hall as reporters were preparing for the latest update on search efforts to find the missing aircraft.

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"It's been 12 days. How can the Malaysian government not let us know of our son's whereabouts?" one woman demanded.

"Not one Malaysian official has said one comforting word to us," she said.

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The Beijing resident said they were a group of relatives of more than 20 passengers on the plane.

"The Chinese embassy has been sending its officers to talk to us and make sure we're fine every day, but not one Malaysian official has appeared," she said.

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