GERMANWINGS CRASH: HOMETOWN PASTOR SAYS COMMUNITY TO STAND BY CO-PILOT AND FAMILY

The hometown pastor of  Lutheran church in Andreas Lupitz hometown, Michael Dietrich said on Sunday that the community will stand by the co-pilot despite the fact that investigations are leading to the fact that Andreas Lupitz,27, committed mass murder by deliberately pluging the Germanwing Airbus into the French Alps.

Andreas Lupitz hometown of Montabaur has been rattled with the revelation that one of their members could have committed such a heinous act.

The pastor of the Lutheran church said,"For us it makes it particularly difficult that the only victim from Montabaur is suspected to have caused this tragedy, this crash-although this has not been finally confirmed, but a lot is indicating that and we have to face this"

Pastor Michael Dietrich while speaking to associated press further said, " The co-pilot,  the family belong to our community, and we stand by this and we embrace them and will not hide this, and want to support the family in particular"

Pastor Dietrich said he knew Andreas Lupitz when he was 13 and attended religious education as well as Andrea's mother who  worked part time as an organist in the community.

Pastor Dietrich said of Andrea's mother, "When I worked with her and talked to her, it was very good and harmonious. We had good conversations." "I know her and her family. This does not make sense. It is incomprehensible for me, for us, for everyone who knew her and the family"

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