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Breaking News: Germanwings Airbus A320 Plane Crash Kills 150 (+Video)
Breaking News: Germanwings Airbus A320 Plane Crash Kills 150
(Reuters) – An Airbus operated by Lufthansa’s Germanwings budget airline crashed in a remote snowy area of the French Alps on Tuesday and all 150 on board were feared dead.
French President Francois Hollande said he believed none of those on board the A320 had survived, while the head of Lufthansa spoke of a dark day for the German airline.
Germanwings confirmed its flight 4U9525 from Barcelona to Duesseldorf crashed in the French Alps with 144 passengers and six crew members on board.
The Plane dropped 14,000 feet in six minutes, online flight tracker shows
10:11 a.m.: The fallen aircraft last had contact with French radar services at 10:53 a.m., according to the Germanwings executive.
A spokeswoman for the northwestern German town of Haltern am See said on Tuesday that there was reason to believe that 16 school children and two teachers from the town were on the Germanwings airplane that crashed.
French President Francois Hollande says he believes all people on board an A320 aircraft that crashed in the remote French Alps are feared dead
REUTERS
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