Airbus plane carrying 148 people crashes in France, "no survivors"
On March 24, an Airbus A320 of Germanwings airline, carrying 148 people, crashed in the French Alps while en route from Barcelona to Dusseldorf.
| The last position of the A320 on the radar screen (flight24.com) |
According to AFP, French President Francois Hollande said there was "no hope of survival" in this accident.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said that plane debris had been found in a village at the foot of the mountain and was on its way to the scene.
RIA Novosti news agency quoted French press sources as saying that there were 142 passengers and 6 crew members on board the plane, most of whom were German citizens.
"Germanwings flight 4U9525 has lost contact with radar screens," a French official told AFP.
French newspaper La Provence reported that before the crash, the flight crew sent a signal reporting an accident.
"The plane sent a distress signal at 10:47 local time, then descended to 5,000 feet above ground level, before crashing into an area near the village at the foot of the mountain."
According to AFP, Germanwings is a low-cost airline owned by Germany's Lufthansa. The Airbus A320 is designed to carry between 150 and 180 people./.
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