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Germanwings plane 4U 9525 crashes in French Alps - no survivors

2015-03-25 08:44:26       source:BBC

March 24, 2015

 

"The Airbus A320 - flight 4U 9525 - went down between Digne and Barcelonnette. There are no survivors, officials say.

 

The "black box" flight recorder has been found, France's interior minister says. The cause of the crash is not known and the plane sent no distress signal during an eight-minute descent.

 

Among the passengers were 16 German pupils returning from an exchange trip.

 

Germanwings, a low-cost airline owned by Germany's main carrier Lufthansa, has an excellent safety record. French, Spanish and German leaders have expressed shock."

 

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