Two Australian victims were on board the Germanwings Airbus A-320 that crashed in the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board, Julie Bishop has said.
The Foreign Affairs minister told reporters on Wednesday morning the two Australians were a woman and her adult son from Victoria.
The department was seeking to identify whether any of the other passengers were Australian citizens or residents.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims of this shocking tragedy,” Bishop said.
She said she had spoken to the Australian ambassador in France, Stephen Brady, who was co-ordinating the removal of bodies with the French authorities. Consular officials were travelling to the town of Gap to help with identificati0n of the bodies.
She said if anyone had concerns for friends or relatives who might have been on board the flight they should contact the Department of Foreign Affairs emergency centre on 1300 555135 from Australia, or + 61 2 6261 3305 from outside the country.
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