DHAKA: Frustration with the search for flight MH370, boiled over into chaotic scenes as Chinese relatives were dragged away from journalists.

They were attempting to speak to Chinese journalists outside the daily press conference in Kuala Lumpur.

A BBC reporter was also pushed away from the relatives carrying banners criticizing the handling of the case.

In the briefing, Malaysia’s acting Transport Minister dismissed reports the plane was spotted in the Maldives.

Hishammuddin Hussein also said the authorities had carried out background checks into almost all the passengers and crew of the plane, but had so far found no information of significance.

‘We have received passengers’ background checks from all countries apart from Ukraine and Russia,’ he told reporters.

BSTD: 1803 HRS, MAR 19, 2014