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BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhuanet) -- Investigators into this week's Alps plane crash have told German media they found medication for a mental illness at the co-pilot's apartment. It comes as an ex-girlfriend of Andreas Lubitz spoke out about him experiencing severe stress at work and a need to, quote, "do something that will change the system".
Investigators are still coming and going from Andreas Lubitz's apartment in Dusseldorf. But in here, reportedly, they've found a large number of pills to treat a mental illness. Germany's Bild newspaper has interviewed a lady who claims to be an ex-girlfriend.
He had nightmares about plane crashes, she told the paper and spoke of doing something everyone would remember him for. Named only as Maria W., the stewardess also claims the 27 -year- old was under strain at work: anxious that his illness would stall his flying career.
But that may not have been what he was hiding from his employers. This hospital near his home confirms it treated him - but not for depression. The New York Times newspaper, citing two officials with the knowledge of the investigation say Andreas Lubitz sought treatment for vision problems.
Personal belongings like his computer may hold more clues as to his state of mind. And whether his actions were spur-of-the-moment - or planned. Because Lubitz knew the mountainside where rescuers are still recovering body parts. A colleague from his flight club says he was "obsessed" with the Alps.
French police arrived here on Friday. Investigators are moving fast.
But so are reporters. Efforts are underway to plug apparent leaks. The French pilots' union is taking legal action.
"Next Tuesday SNPL will file a suit against person unknown for the disclosure of the audio recordings of Germanwings by the New York Times. The cockpit voice recorder, when it was found, was sealed off by the investigators, it was transported to Paris to the Bureau of Accident Investigations, which was the only (organisation) authorised to transcribe and listen to the conversations," said Jean-Francois Dupront, from French National Pilots Union.
But Lubitz's sleepy home town remains the center of the search for answers.
Andreas Lubitz's troubles in the build-up to this crash are becoming clearer - reportedly under pressure at work; fearing that his dreams of becoming a long-haul pilot could be shattered. That may begin to explain a suicidal tendency. But what remains a mystery is why he took so many innocent lives with him.
(Source: CNTV.com)
