(Paris) A Germanwings Airbus A320 flying between Barcelona to Düsseldorf carrying 148 people has gone down and crashed in the French Alps. The plane issued a distress signal at 10.47 local time (0947 GMT) , debris from the jet has been found near the small mountain village of Barcelonette
Update
It transpires that the co-pilot, who was suffering from depression purposely crashed the plane into the side of a mountain.