150 killed as plane crashes in French Alps

150 killed as plane crashes in French Alps
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A German airliner crashed near a ski resort in the French Alps on Tuesday, killing all 150 people on board, in the worst plane disaster in mainland France in four decades. France\'s junior Transport Minister said there were \"no survivors\" from the crash of the Germanwings Airbus A320, a low-cost subsidiary of Lufthansa, in a remote part of the Alps that is extremely difficult to access. Civil aviation authorities said they lost contact with the plane, which was carrying 144

Paris: A German airliner crashed near a ski resort in the French Alps on Tuesday, killing all 150 people on board, in the worst plane disaster in mainland France in four decades. France's junior Transport Minister said there were "no survivors" from the crash of the Germanwings Airbus A320, a low-cost subsidiary of Lufthansa, in a remote part of the Alps that is extremely difficult to access. Civil aviation authorities said they lost contact with the plane, which was carrying 144 passengers and six crew, and declared it was in distress at 10:30 am (1500 IST). "The distress signal showed the plane was at 5,000 feet in an abnormal situation," said Alain Vidalies, Minister of State for Transport.

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