Politics
GERMANY MOURNS THE VICTIMS OF THE CRASH AIRPLANE IN THE FRENCH ALPS
FLIGHT 4U9525 OF GERMANYWINGS
Germany Flag in Mourning (Source: wwww.colourbox.com Alexander Mark)
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Germany is in mourning after the crash of the German company Germanwings ( A subsidiary of Lufthansa German National) flight U9525, to Dusseldorf crashed against a mountain in the French Alps on march 24. All passengers died including 6 members of the crew while the aircraft was flying at 700 km/h.
ANGELA MERKEL WENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE SITE OF THE DISASTER IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE----------
Germanwings said that 67 Germans were on board. Two babies were among the passengers, and 16 German teenagers in school exchange with Spanish students. According to the Vice President of the Spanish Government Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, the passenger list included 45 passengers wearing Spanish surnames, which it remains to verify the nationality. An air tragedy that shocks and moves the German people and its Chancellor, Angela Merkel.-------------------------------------------This air disaster whose record is heavy, with death of ALL the passengers including the crew, shook the German people, French and Spanish in particular. Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------"The fall of the plane, with 150 people on board, is a shock which plunges us, and the French and Spanish in deep sorrow," said Chancellor Angela Merkel at the start of Tuesday, March 24.
Indeed emotion was very great face death of all passengers to Dusseldorf, whose first known victims are sixteen high school students and two teachers of Joseph-König High School Haltern am See, a city 37,000 inhabitants in the north of the Ruhr.-----
HANNELORT KRAFT MINISTER PRESIDENT KRAFT OF SPD IS IN SHOCK------------------------------------------------
Hannelore Kraft, Minister-President (Social Democratic Party, SPD) in North Rhine-Westphalia, also said " being shocked" by the news. Hannelore Kraft, who, as the Chancellor held talks with President Francois Hollande had visited the site of the disaster on Wednesday, alongside the Head of State, Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. By order of the Ministry of the Interior of the Land, flags were flown at half mast on Tuesday and Wednesday in this great state region of north-western Germany.------------------------------Source: wwww.interieur.gouv.fr, www.afp.fr, www.germanydailynews.com
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