Germanwings crash: All 150 victims identified, can now be buried

May 20, 2015 07:57

Investigators have identified the remains of all 150 people aboard a Germanwings flight that was deliberately crashed into the French Alps, prosecutors say, allowing them finally to be buried.

Experts have taken more than six weeks to painstakingly match DNA found at the crash site to that provided by the victims' families. "The 150 death certificates can now be signed, as well as the 150 burial permits," said Marseille city prosecutor Brice Robin in a statement.

The Germanwings Airbus 320 crashed in the Alps on March 24 en route from Barcelona to Dusseldorf. Investigations say 27-year-old co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who had a history of severe depression, purposely downed the plane.

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