Plaque in Barcelona for Germanwings victims

A plaque has been unveiled at Barcelona’s airport, in memory of those killed when a Germanwings plane was flown into a mountain by its co-pilot, en route to Dusseldorf.

Spain’s acting prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, regional Catalonian government president, Carles Puigdemont, and victim association representatives attended the ceremony outside Barcelona’s Terminal 2, on the eve of the accident’s first anniversary.

All 150 people aboard were killed in the crash, on March 24 last year. Most of the victims were German or Spanish.

Families, rescuers, and aviation officials are to attend an anniversary ceremony today, in Le Vernet, France, close to where the plane crashed.

Mr Rajoy highlighted the co-operation between French, German, and Spanish authorities in the days following the tragedy.

He said investigations into the crash were helping bring about measures to avert similar tragedies.