Co-pilot 'deliberately' crashed Germanwings airplane

In the latest news regarding the crash of the Germanwings Airbus, the prosecutor of Marseille announced on Thursday, April 6, that the co-pilot of the plane deliberately directed it towards the ground after being left alone in the cockpit, causing the crash. Ruben Brice, the prosecutor of Marseille, also ruled out the possibility of the co-pilot being a terrorist who prevented the pilot from entering the cockpit. The co-pilot has been identified as Andreas Lubitz. Evidence obtained from recorded conversations in the cockpit of the Germanwings flight, which crashed in France on Tuesday, indicates that one of the two pilots left the cockpit minutes before the crash and was unable to return due to the door being locked. On Thursday, based on these conversations and sounds from inside the cockpit, it was announced that the pilot had left the cockpit for a restroom break and encountered a locked door upon his return. The Airbus belonging to Germanwings was en route from Barcelona to Düsseldorf when it crashed in the Alps, killing all 150 people on board, including two Iranian journalists. According to the Associated Press, when the pilot attempted to re-enter the cockpit, he found the door locked, and the co-pilot did not respond to his request to open it. Following the events of September 11, 2001, cockpit doors on all airplanes are locked from the inside, and can only be opened from the outside with a digital code, which can also be disabled from inside the cockpit. French air accident investigators say they have extracted the cockpit conversation and sounds up until the moment of the crash. According to this recording, the regular breathing of the co-pilot, who does not open the door for the pilot, can be heard until the last moment before the crash. A senior military official involved in the investigation told the New York Times that there was a normal conversation between the two pilots during the flight from Barcelona to Düsseldorf. The recorded sounds from the cockpit indicate that after a few minutes, one of the two pilots left the cockpit but was unable to re-enter. An official close to the investigation team, who wished to remain anonymous, told the New York Times, 'The man who remained outside the cockpit initially knocks gently, but receives no response from inside the cockpit.' He added, 'Then he knocks harder, but still receives no answer.' According to this informed source, 'It is still unclear why this individual left the cockpit, but it is clear that he is trying to open the cockpit door from the outside.' A news source also told the French news agency that the recorded sounds from the cockpit indicate that one of the pilot's seats was pulled back and the door was opened and closed, and after that, no conversation took place until the crash. According to this news source, there are still many unanswered questions regarding the crash of this airplane. Previously, the Germanwings airline, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, had announced that both engines of the plane were functioning properly and there was no technical fault. As a result of the crash of the Germanwings airplane, which was traveling from Barcelona to Düsseldorf, 150 people, including two Iranian journalists, were killed.