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| Germanwings Airbus A320 crash latest: 150 passengers and crew feared dead after flight 4U9525 tragedy near French Alps | |
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| An Airbus A320 operated by the Germanwings airline travelling from Barcelona to Dusseldorf has crashed in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, southern France. These are the latest updates: | An Airbus A320 operated by the Germanwings airline travelling from Barcelona to Dusseldorf has crashed in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, southern France. These are the latest updates: |
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| This was the first crash by a civil airliner in France since the Concorde crash near Paris in 2000, most of whose victims were German tourists. | This was the first crash by a civil airliner in France since the Concorde crash near Paris in 2000, most of whose victims were German tourists. |
| Mr Hollande said there were likely to be a number of German nationals on board the flight, and that he would be speaking shortly with the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. | Mr Hollande said there were likely to be a number of German nationals on board the flight, and that he would be speaking shortly with the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. |
| "This is a tragedy on our soil," Mr Hollande said. | "This is a tragedy on our soil," Mr Hollande said. |
| The French Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, said that details of the reported crash remained unclear and that interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve was heading to the region. | The French Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, said that details of the reported crash remained unclear and that interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve was heading to the region. |