France expands Germanwings probe
THREE investigative judges have been appointed to lead a French manslaughter probe into the Germanwings crash, in which 150 people died.
FRENCH investigators say they are expanding their Germanwings crash probe to see if anyone can be held liable for manslaughter, as it emerged the pilot saw seven doctors in the month before the disaster.
ANDREAS Lubitz, the Germanwings co-pilot who ploughed his plane into the French Alps, saw 41 doctors over the course of five years, French prosecutor Brice Robin said in Paris after meeting some 200 of the victims' relatives.
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Wild scenes as massive inferno rages in Paris
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