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| Germanwings crash: Pastor of Andreas Lubitz's hometown says Montabaur community 'stands by co-pilot and his family' | |
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| The pastor of a Lutheran church in Andreas Lubitz’s hometown has vowed to stand by the Germanwings co-pilot suspected of crashing a passenger plane into the French Alps. | The pastor of a Lutheran church in Andreas Lubitz’s hometown has vowed to stand by the Germanwings co-pilot suspected of crashing a passenger plane into the French Alps. |
| Pastor Michael Dietrich claims he has knew the 27-year-old since he was a teenager, when he attended religious education. | Pastor Michael Dietrich claims he has knew the 27-year-old since he was a teenager, when he attended religious education. |
| Prosecutors believe Lubitz locked the captain out of the cockpit and intentionally descended the Airbus A320, killing himself and 149 passengers and crew on board. | Prosecutors believe Lubitz locked the captain out of the cockpit and intentionally descended the Airbus A320, killing himself and 149 passengers and crew on board. |
| Pastor Dietrich said he also knew his mother, who worked as an organist in their community of Montabaur, a town in Germany. | Pastor Dietrich said he also knew his mother, who worked as an organist in their community of Montabaur, a town in Germany. |
| "I know her and her family,” he told the Associated Press. “This does not make sense. It is incomprehensible for me, for us, for everyone who knew her and the family. | "I know her and her family,” he told the Associated Press. “This does not make sense. It is incomprehensible for me, for us, for everyone who knew her and the family. |
| “For us, it makes it particularly difficult that the only victim from Montabaur is suspected to have caused this tragedy, this crash - although this has not been finally confirmed, but a lot is indicating that - and we have to face this.” | “For us, it makes it particularly difficult that the only victim from Montabaur is suspected to have caused this tragedy, this crash - although this has not been finally confirmed, but a lot is indicating that - and we have to face this.” |
| He said there has been no direct contact with the Lubitz’s family up until now, but he believes they are being supported. | He said there has been no direct contact with the Lubitz’s family up until now, but he believes they are being supported. |
| "The co-pilot, the family belong to our community, and we stand by this, and we embrace them and will not hide this, and want to support the family in particular," he said. | "The co-pilot, the family belong to our community, and we stand by this, and we embrace them and will not hide this, and want to support the family in particular," he said. |
| "From what I've heard, there were no obvious signs that there is anything in the background that could lead to this," he added. | "From what I've heard, there were no obvious signs that there is anything in the background that could lead to this," he added. |
| Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said Lubitz’s family has not yet been questioned by investigators "out of decency and respect for their pain”. | Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said Lubitz’s family has not yet been questioned by investigators "out of decency and respect for their pain”. |