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All 148 people aboard an Airbus that crashed Tuesday in the French
Alps are likely dead, French President Francois Hollande said.
“There
are not thought to be any survivors” from the Germanwings plane that
crashed on its way from Barcelona to Duesseldorf, Hollande told
reporters.
This is breaking news. Check back for more details. An earlier version of the report follows.
A
German-owned Airbus A320 plane that crashed in the French Alps on
Tuesday had 148 people onboard including six crew members, a civil
aviation official said.
The official said there had been “a
loss of radar of Germanwings flight GWI18G,” which is thought to have
been carrying 142 passengers, two pilots and four stewards.
Credit: AFP
