GERMAN AIRLINE CARRYING 150 PEOPLE CRASHES IN THE FRENCH ALPS

A German Airline carrying 150 people (144 passengers and 6 crew members) crashed on Tuesday near a ski resort in the French Alps. All 150 people on board are thought to be dead.

France Transport Minister said there were no survivors.

The Germanwings Airbus 320 departed from the Spanish Coastal city of Barcelona and was travelling to German city of Duesseldorf when it crashed in the Barcelonette area in Southern Eastern France.

The circumstances of the accident are not immediately known.