Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia today said the two more pieces of plane debris found in South Africa and Mauritius "almost certainly" belonged to its jetliner flight MH370, bringing the total number of fragments believed to belong to the missing aircraft to five.

Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said following the 'thorough examination' by international experts, the Malaysian Safety Investigation Team concluded that both pieces of debris "are consistent with panels found on a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft."