by Selina O'Grady and Biodun Iginla, BBC News. London
8 minutes ago
Mr Hammond said "based on the information available to us" it was likely British nationals were involved.
But he said he would not speculate on numbers of Britons involved until checks were completed.
"We are working closely with the French, German and Spanish authorities, and the airline, to establish the facts," he said.
He also said the UK Air Accident Investigation Branch, and UK disaster victim identification experts, were standing by to offer assistance to the French authorities, if required.
8 minutes ago
Some British nationals were "sadly
likely" to have been on board the plane that crashed in the French Alps,
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says.
The Germanwings plane carrying 150 people crashed on its way from Barcelona to Duesseldorf.Mr Hammond said "based on the information available to us" it was likely British nationals were involved.
But he said he would not speculate on numbers of Britons involved until checks were completed.
"We are working closely with the French, German and Spanish authorities, and the airline, to establish the facts," he said.
He also said the UK Air Accident Investigation Branch, and UK disaster victim identification experts, were standing by to offer assistance to the French authorities, if required.
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