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Germanwings cancels flight as pilots refuse to fly

Debris of the Germanwings Airbus A320 at the crash site in the French Alps above the southeastern town of Seyne. (Photo:AFP)

A number of pilots at Lufthansa's low-cost subsidiary Germanwings refused to fly Wednesday following the deadly crash in the French Alps, saying they were mourning the victims of the doomed aircraft.

One flight, serving the same route as the plane in the crash that killed 150 people Tuesday, was cancelled.

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