An Airbus operated by Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline
crashed in southern France Today and all 148 on board were feared dead.
French President Francois Hollande said he believed none of
those on board had survived.
"There were 148 people on board," Hollande said.
"The conditions of the accident, which have not yet been clarified, lead
us to think there are no survivors."
He said there was likely to be a significant number of
Germans on the flight from Barcelona to Duesseldorf.
He added: "The accident happened in a zone that is
particularly hard to access."
A spokesman for France's DGAC aviation authority said the
airliner crashed near the town of Barcelonnette about 100 km (65 miles) north
of the French Riviera city of Nice. A statement from the prime minister’s
office said the crash happened in Meolans-Revel, a remote and sparsely
inhabited commune in the foothills of the French Alps.
Airbus said it was aware of reports about the crash. more details coming soon...
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