150 Feared Dead After Plane Crashes in French Alps

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A commercial airliner carrying approximately 150 people has crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday morning, the civil aviation authority in France has confirmed. According to officials, no survivors are expected.

The plane, operated by Lufthansa’s low-cost division Germanwing, was flying from Barcelona, Spain to Duesseldorf, Germany when it crashed in a remote, mountainous area near Meolans-Revels, not far from the the popular French ski resort of Pra Loup.

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