BREAKING: Passenger Plane Crashes In Southern France

A passenger plane carrying 148 people between Barcelona and Dusseldorf has crashed in France.

The Airbus A320, operated by Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline, came down in the southern French Alps.

France's interior ministry says debris from the airliner has been found near a village in the region.

A total of 142 passengers, two pilots and four cabin crew, were on board the plane, according to aviation officials cited the local La Provence newspaper.

Germanwings says it cannot confirm the reports. No one from Lufthansa was not immediately available for a comment and Airbus has also yet to comment.

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