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Alps plane crash victims remembered at Cologne Cathedral service

Nicolas peter 18 Apr 2015, 07:57 am Print

Alps plane crash victims remembered at Cologne Cathedral serviceA memorial service for the victims of last month's Alps plane crash has been held in Cologne Cathedral. Some 500 relatives of the dead passengers and crew were among the 1,400-strong congregation, along with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz is accused of deliberately crashing the Germanwings Airbus on 24 March, killing 150 people. Bells tolled as mourners arrived for the service, which began with a choir singing. Relatives of the victims were handed small wooden angels as part of the service.