Germanwings top executive gives latest breakdown of the victims
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Germanwings' chief executive says the airline's current information is that 72 Germans, 35 Spanish citizens and two Americans were on board the flight that crashed in southern France.Thomas Winkelmann told reporters in Cologne on Wednesday that the list isn't yet final because the company is still trying to contact relatives of 27 victims.Winkelmann says in some cases victims' nationality isn't entirely clear, in part because of dual citizenship.There were two victims each from Australia, Argentina, Iran and Venezuela. One victim each came from Britain, the Netherlands, Colombia, Mexico, Japan, Denmark, Belgium and Israel.Spain's government said they had identified 49 Spanish victims, while Britain says it believes there were at least three Britons on board.Here's a look at what is known about the victims' nationalities:72 Germans, confirmed by Germanwings.35 Spaniards, according to Germanwings; Spain says there may be up to 49.3 British, confirmed by the government, which says there may be more. Germanwings could only confirm 1 British.3 Kazakhs, confirmed by the government2 Americans, confirmed by Germanwings.2 Argentines, confirmed by Germanwings.2 Australians, confirmed by the government and Germanwings.2 Colombians, confirmed by the government. Germanwings listed 1 Colombian.2 Iranians, confirmed by Germanwings.2 Japanese, confirmed by the government. Germanwings listed 1 Japanese.2 Mexicans, confirmed by government. Germanwings listed 1 Mexican.2 Venezuelans, confirmed by Germanwings.1 Belgian, confirmed by Germanwings.1 Dane, confirmed by the government and Germanwings.1 Dutch, confirmed by the government and Germanwings.1 Israeli, confirmed by the government and Germanwings.1 Moroccan, confirmed by French Prime Minister Manuel Valls.1 Turk, confirmed by the government.