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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, May 7, 2015 Adjust font size:

The following are major news items in leading German newspapers on Thursday.

Die Welt:

-- The co-pilot of the crashed Germanwings passenger plane appears to have rehearsed the tragedy on the outbound flight en route from Duesseldorf to Barcelona by repeatedly setting the autopilot to a very low flight altitude, according to a preliminary report by French investigators.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung:

-- The German government has refused to disclose the list containing U.S. spy targets in Europe. Government spokesman Steffen Seibert said necessary decisions would be made after talks with U.S. partners.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung:

-- German police on Wednesday searched the homes of a new far-right group, the "Old School Society" (OSS), and arrested four suspected leading members. Prosecutors say explosives were found for intended attacks on asylum-seeker hostels and mosques. Endit