Many questions still remain about Tuesday’s horrifying crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 into the French Alps, but the lead prosecutor handling the investigation said today new information suggests the A320’s copilot locked the captain out of the cockpit and deliberately initiated the fateful descent.
Prosecutor: Germanwings A320 Crash Was ‘Deliberate’
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Key Takeaways:
- New information suggests Germanwings Flight 9525 was deliberately crashed by 28-year-old copilot Andreas Lubitz.
- The copilot allegedly locked the captain out of the cockpit and manually initiated the plane's fatal descent.
- Cockpit voice recorder data indicates the copilot was conscious and breathing until impact, suggesting premeditation.
- French officials are opening a manslaughter investigation based on these findings.
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