Prosecutors: Lubitz probed suicide methods, cockpit security
By Associated Press
Apr 2, 2015 9:11 AM CDT
Prosecutors: Lubitz probed suicide methods, cockpit security
Mountain troop members prepare to leave for the crash site, Thursday, April 2, 2015 in Seyne-les-Alpes, France. Investigators believe co-pilot Andreas Lubitz intentionally crashed the Germanwings A320 into a mountainside, based on recordings from the cockpit voice recorder, killing 150 people. Special...   (Associated Press)

BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say the co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 appears to have researched suicide methods and cockpit door security in the days before the plane crashed last week.

Duesseldorf prosecutors said Thursday investigators found a tablet computer at Andreas Lubitz's apartment. They said they were able to reconstruct searches from March 16 to March 23.

Investigators believe the 27-year-old Lubitz locked his captain out of the A320's cockpit on March 24 and deliberately crashed the plane. All 150 on board died.

Prosecutors' spokesman Ralf Herrenbrueck said in a statement that search terms included medical treatment and suicide methods. On at least one day, the co-pilot looked at search terms involving cockpit doors and their security methods.

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