PARIS, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Spanish King Felipe VI, who is on state visit to France, announced after a meeting with French President Francois Hollande in Elysee, that he canceled his visit due to the plane crash on Tuesday in southern France.

According to King Felipe VI, there were no signs of survivors from the ill-fated jet crash in southern France.

An Airbus 320 of the German low-cost airline Germanwings crashed Tuesday around 1100 local time (1000 GMT) in southern France, with 144 passengers and 6 crew members on board.

The plane was flying from Barcelona in Spain to Dusseldorf in Germany, when the crash occurred.

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45 Spaniards were killed on Tuesday in a passenger plane crash in French Alps en route from Barcelona in Spain to Dusseldorf in Germany, according to Spanish TV.

Spanish TV, citing Spanish government sources, said 45 Spaniards were among the passengers on board the plane, while Spain's airport operator AENA had already confirmed Spaniards and Germans were travelling in the plane.[Full Text]