Germanwings crash: ‘video found’ of plane’s final moments

According to the paper, the video was shot by one of the passengers who was killed when co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately reset the autopilot, causing the plane to fly into the mountain at high speed on 24 March.

The scenes seen on the video were chaotic and very wobbly, said Bild, adding screams and shouts of “My God” could be heard, indicating the passengers knew what was happening.

However French prosecutor Brice Robin, who shocked the world with his announcement that Lubitz had deliberately crashed the plane, told Reuters that he had no knowledge of the footage: “For now, everything is being kept at Seynes-Les-Alpes. If people at the site have picked up mobile phones, I am not aware of it,”

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On the video, which Bild described as being “indisputably authentic”, a banging of metal could be heard at least three times, possibly the sound of the pilot who had been locked out of the cockpit by Lubitz trying to break through the door.

Near the end there was a heavy shake and the cabin tilted sharply to one side. After further screams the video ended, said the paper.

‘Burden on the area’

Visiting the crash site on Wednesday Carsten Spohr, the chief executive of Germanwings’ parent company Lufthansa, said “it was important for us to come here to mourn the victims, to express deep sorrow at this monument.”

‘Burden on the area’

Visiting the crash site on Wednesday Carsten Spohr, the chief executive of Germanwings’ parent company Lufthansa, said “it was important for us to come here to mourn the victims, to express deep sorrow at this monument.”

Thanking the people of France and the emergency services for their work, Mr Spohr said “we know the burden we have put on the people in this area, that nothing will be the same again since the 24th of March.”

He also promised that Lufthansa would help victims for “as long as is needed”. However he declined to answer any questions from journalists.