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:
- Investigators believe Germanwings Flight 9525's copilot, Andreas Lubitz, deliberately crashed the plane by locking the captain out of the cockpit and manually initiating the descent.
- The cockpit voice recorder indicates Lubitz was conscious throughout the descent, with his breathing audible until impact, while the captain attempted to regain entry.
- Passengers were heard screaming just before the crash, and French officials are now opening a manslaughter investigation based on this new information.
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