Germanwings crash: Victims' remains land in Duesseldorf

The faces of some of those on board the Airbus 320
The faces of some of those on board the Airbus 320

The remains of 44 victims of the Germanwings plane crash have arrived in Duesseldorf, where they will be returned to families for burial.

 

Lufthansa sent the coffins by cargo plane on Tuesday night from Marseille.Elmar Giemulla, a lawyer for some of the families, said the arrival of the remains would give relatives "closure".

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