A plane wing found washed up on Reunion Island is from missing MH370, the Malaysian Prime Minister has confirmed.

Najib Razak has said that 515 days after the jet vanished, he is finally able to confirm that the aircraft crashed into the sea.

The wing fragment was found last week on the island in the Indian Ocean and it was suspected to be from the Malaysia Airlines plane, that went missing in March 2014 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Investigators carry the fragment of wing from the beach on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. Today it was confirmed it was from missing MH370

Investigators carry the fragment of wing from the beach on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. Today it was confirmed it was from missing MH370

The discovery of a 7ft-long wing part called a flaperon on the French Indian Ocean is that from MH370, which went missing in March last year 

Najib Razak breaks down while announcing the news on MH370

The Malaysian Prime Minister broke down and appeared to wipe a tear from his eye while delivering the news about MH370 this evening

Najib Razak's widely expected announcement ends an agonising wait for families of the 239 passengers and crew who have demanded concrete proof of what happened to their missing loves ones

Najib Razak’s widely expected announcement ends an agonising wait for families of the 239 passengers and crew who have demanded concrete proof of what happened to their missing loves ones

Malaysian PM confirms fragment is from missing MH370

Experts in France had been examining the debris, which was found on a beach and it is now the first sign of the aircraft since it went off radar.

Mr Razak said: ‘Today, 515 days since the plane disappeared, it is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you that an international team of experts has conclusively confirmed that the aircraft debris found on Reunion Island is indeed from MH370.