Germanwings flight with at least 142 passengers and crew of six goes down
in the Alps region, French sources say. Details later.
UPDATE:
UPDATE:
A jet, an Airbus A320 belonging to the German airline Germanwings,
a subsidiary of Lufthansa airliner has crashed in the French Alps between Barcelonnette
and Digne, French aviation officials and police have said. The plane, flight 4U
9525, had been en route from Barcelona to Dusseldorf with 142 passengers and six
crew on board.
French President Francois Hollande has described the crash
was as a “tragedy” and called for solidarity with the victims. "The conditions
of the accident, which have not yet been clarified, lead us to think there are
no survivors," he said.
It was reported that the plane issued a distress call at 10:47
(09:47 GMT), according to sources quoted by AFP news agency.However, Lufthansa
chief executive, Carsten Spohr has responded to the incident. In one of his
tweets "We do not yet know what has happened to flight 4U 9525. My deepest
sympathy goes to the families and friends of our passengers and crew.
He also tweeted "If our fears are confirmed, this is a
dark day forLufthansa. We hope to find survivors."
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