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Laurent Cipriani

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May 6, 2015

Germanwings co-pilot tried slow descent hours before crash

PARIS (AP) — The co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 appeared to have practiced a controlled descent on his flight into Barcelona just two hours before he intentionally crashed the A320

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