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Prosecutor: Germanwings Co-Pilot Wanted to Crash

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The co-pilot of the Germanwings passenger jet that crashed in the French Alps "intentionally" sent Flight 9525 into the side of a mountain, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Audio recordings from the Airbus A320 crash revealed one of the pilots was locked out of the cockpit and he tried desperately to get back in before plane's impact.

An investigator said they can hear one pilot leave the cockpit, and his unsuccessful attempts to re-enter as the plane made its harrowing descent.

"You can hear he is trying to smash the door down," The New York Times quoted one investigator. There was no response from the other pilot.

Speaking at a news conference in Paris, Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin concluded that it was the co-pilot's "intention to destroy this plane."

"It's obvious this co-pilot took advantage of the commander's absence. Could he have known he would leave? It is too early to say," he said.

Three Americans were among the 150 people who died in the crash.

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